possibly Parapagurus pilosimanus (and Epizoanthus paguriphilus anemone) from Mozambique

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A hermit crab that associates with an anemone - in the Atlantic the species is Parapagurus pilosimanus (and Epizoanthus paguriphilus is the anemone). This looks fairly similar, but species level identification requires a specimen

Item Type:	Image
Title:	possibly Parapagurus pilosimanus (and Epizoanthus paguriphilus anemone) from Mozambique
Creator(s):	Jones, D
Date:	22 July 2012
Time:	08:53
Classification:	Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) > Class Malacostraca (Crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimps, prawns) > Order Decapoda (Crabs, lobsters, prawns, shrimps), Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) > Class Malacostraca (Crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimps, prawns) > Order Decapoda (Crabs, lobsters, prawns, shrimps) > Family Parapaguridae (Hermit Crabs), Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria (Cnidarians), Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Actiniaria (Anemones)
Species:	Parapagurus pilosimanus?, Epizoanthus paguriphilus?
Behaviour:	walking on seafloor
Site:	Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa
Site Description:	Seafloor
Depth (m):	1159
Latitude:	10 deg 37' 23" S
Longitude:	40 deg 50' 49" E
Countries:	East Africa > Mozambique
Substratum:	sediment
Rig:	Belford Dolphin
Project Partners:	Subsea 7
ROV:	Subsea 7
Keywords:	hermit crab cnidarian anemone attached
Deposited By:	Dr Daniel Jones
Deposited On:	10 August 2012

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possibly Parapagurus pilosimanus (and Epizoanthus paguriphilus anemone) from Mozambique

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