Pagurus novizealandiae

Pagurus novizealandiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Paguridae
Genus: Pagurus
Species: P. novizealandiae
Binomial name
Pagurus novizealandiae
(Dana, 1852)

Pagurus novizealandiae, or the New Zealand hermit crab is a hermit crab of the family Paguridae, endemic to New Zealand.[1] Its body is up to 16 millimetres (0.63 in) wide.[2]

References

  1. Patsy McLaughlin (2010). P. McLaughlin, ed. "Pagurus novizealandiae (Dana, 1852)". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  2. M. Miller & G. Batt (1973). Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd.


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