APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815 - Prideaux's, Deep or Anemone hermit crab (Crustaceans)
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Prideaux's hermit crab
Pagurus prideaux
- carapace 1

Prideaux's hermit crab
Pagurus prideaux
- front edge of carapace 1

Prideaux's hermit crab
Pagurus prideaux
- antennule 1

Prideaux's hermit crab
Pagurus prideaux
- carapace 2

Prideaux's hermit crab
Pagurus prideaux
- carapace 3

Prideaux's hermit crab
Pagurus prideaux
- dorsal view without shell 1

Prideaux's hermit crab
Pagurus prideaux
- with Cloak anemone 1

Prideaux's hermit crab
Pagurus prideaux
- with Cloak anemone 2

Prideaux's hermit crab
Pagurus prideaux
- anterior close-up 1

Specimen above found washed-up on the low tide mark after a storm, at Sennen Cove, West Cornwall. 26.11.15.

Species first discovered by Prideaux in large numbers in Plymouth Sound and identified as a new species by Dr. Leach in 1815, hence the common name. The Cloak anemone, Adamsia carciniopados, can sometimes be found living as a commensal on the shell of this Hermit crab.

Pagurus prideaux Prideauxs Deep or Anemone hermit crab Crustacean Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.