Common Hermit Crab

Pagurus bernhardus (Linnaeus 1758)

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Pagurus bernhardus (Common Hermit Crab) is a species of decapods in the family Paguridae.

EOL has data for 14 attributes, including:

chela width
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ChelaWidth
- Definition: a pincer-like organ terminating certain limbs of some arthropods
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chela_(organ)
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0.96 mm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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marine
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000447
- Definition: An aquatic biome that comprises systems of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents as well as systems that largely resemble these. Water in the marine biome is generally within the salinity range of seawater: 30 to 38 ppt.
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water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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0 m
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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12.348 degrees celsius
wet body mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/bodyMassWet
- Definition: Mass of one individual of this taxon, living or fresh, without desiccation
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125.451 g

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Common Hermit Crab. View this species on GBIF

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