Paguristes eremita, the eye spot hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Paguristes eremita being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dardanus arrosor
- Diacanthurus spinulimanus
- Dardanus fucosus
- Paguristes frontalis
- Dardanus calidus
- Paguristes ulreyi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Diogenidae
- Genus
- Paguristes
- Species
- Paguristes eremita
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