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Acadian hermit crab
Pagurus acadianus
28 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
Long-claw Hermit CrabPagurus longicarpus
Western Atlantic Hairy Hermit CrabPagurus arcuatus
Flat-clawed Hermit CrabPagurus pollicaris
Common Hermit CrabPagurus bernhardus
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 875 |
|---|---|
| United States | 316 |
| Quebec | 278 |
| Nova Scotia | 227 |
| New Brunswick | 171 |
| Maine | 135 |
| Massachusetts | 97 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 38 |
| New Hampshire | 34 |
| Prince Edward Island | 33 |
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 Acadian hermit crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.