Hermit crabs (Family Paguridae)
Description
Hermit crabs were common on the sea bed
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Hermit crabs (Family Paguridae) |
| Date: | 21 May 2008 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT Project |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) > Class Malacostraca (Crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimps, prawns) > Order Decapoda (Crabs, lobsters, prawns, shrimps) > Family Parapaguridae (Hermit Crabs) |
| Behaviour: | Scavenging |
| Site: | Atlantic > Irish Shelf > Cashel |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 174 |
| Latitude: | 54 deg 42' 23" N |
| Longitude: | 10 deg 26' 20" W |
| Countries: | Republic of Ireland |
| Habitat: | Benthic |
| Substratum: | Boulders |
| Rig: | Ocean Vanguard |
| Project Partners: | StatoilHydro, Oceaneering, Diamond Offshore |
| ROV: | Magnum 085 |
| Keywords: | Hermit crab |
| Deposited By: | Dr Andrew Gates |
| Deposited On: | 16 June 2008 |
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