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Hermit Crab Hermit Crab zoea (Pagurus)

Location: 1 km off of the beach at Assateague, VA near the bottom in 10 m depths (epibenthic sled), Summer 2005

Notes: This larval hermit crab is probably a zoea of Pagurus longicarpus. Note the 2 spines on the back of the elevated carapace.

The red color is due to staining with Rose Bengal.

These larvae are common throughout the summer at this Assateague location.

Collected and photographed by: Bill Johnson, Goucher College
Submitted by: W. S. Johnson
Goucher College.


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