Hermit crab

Hermit crabHermit crab

Description

P. prideaux has a symbiotic relationship with the anemone Adamsia carciniopados, which it carries on its shell. The anemone offers protection while gaining food from the crab’s feeding. The anemone's tentacles can be seen in this picture underneath the crab's shell. This image is from a return visit to Lancaster 9 months after drilling.

Item Type:Image
Title:Hermit crab
Date:27 May 2010
Time:03:39
Copyright:SERPENT Project
Classification:Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) > Class Malacostraca (Crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimps, prawns) > Order Decapoda (Crabs, lobsters, prawns, shrimps)
Species:Pagurus prideaux, Adamsia carciniopados
Site:Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster
North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster
Site Description:Seafloor
Depth (m):155
Latitude:60 deg 11' 13" N
Longitude:3 deg 51' 18" W
Countries:UK > West of Shetland
Habitat:benthic
Substratum:sand and boulders
Rig:Borgsten Dolphin
Project Partners:Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7
ROV:Pioneer 027
Keywords:hermit crab Pagurus prideaux
Deposited By:Dr Andrew Gates
Deposited On:20 August 2010

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