Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California

Compiled & photographed by Gary McDonald, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz
Pagurus granosimanus (Stimpson, 1859)
Grainyhand Hermit Crab
Arthropoda: Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eumalacostraca: Eucarida: Decapoda: Pleocyemata: Anomura: Paguroidea: Paguridae
Geographic Range: Unalaska, AK to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Synonyms:
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Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 22 Dec 2007.

Description: Chelipeds olive brown with light blue or white flecks. Antennae orange, without bands of color.

Size: Carapace up to 19mm in length.

Notes: Typically found lower in the intertidal than Pagurus samuelis. Frequently in the shell of the Black Turban Snail Chlorostoma funebralis.
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Davenport Landing, Santa Cruz Co., CA; 24 Mar 2010; 10mm shell diameter.		 Pagurus_granosimanus_0017.jpg
Davenport Landing, Santa Cruz Co., CA; 24 Mar 2010; 10mm shell diameter.
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Davenport Landing, Santa Cruz Co., CA; 24 Mar 2010; 14mm shell height.		  

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