Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California

Compiled & photographed by Gary McDonald, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz
Pagurus hirsutiusculus (Dana, 1851)
Hairy Hermit
Arthropoda: Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eumalacostraca: Eucarida: Decapoda: Pleocyemata: Anomura: Paguroidea: Paguridae
Geographic Range: Pribilof Islands, AK to Monterey, CA. Synonyms:
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Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 7 Feb 2009.

Description: Chelipeds olive brown to black. Antennae greenish-brown with lighter bands. Propodus of walking legs with white band distally.

Size: Carapace up to 19mm in length.

Notes: Lives lower in the intertidal than Pagurus samuelis.
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Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 4 July 2008.		 Pagurus_hirsutiusculus_0047.jpg
Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 7 Feb 2009.

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