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Bering Hermit Crab
Pagurus beringanus
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Pacific Hairy Hermit CrabPagurus hirsutiusculus
Greenmark Hermit CrabPagurus caurinus
Grainy Hermit CrabPagurus granosimanus
Armed Hermit CrabPagurus armatus
Maroon Hermit CrabPagurus hemphilli
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 882 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 742 |
| British Columbia | 742 |
| Washington | 437 |
| Alaska | 193 |
| Oregon | 31 |
| California | 22 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapods · Decapoda |
| Family | Pagurid Hermit Crabs · Paguridae |
| Genus | Pagurus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Bering Hermit Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.