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Pagurus punctulatus, Print, Pagurus is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals and scavenge carrion. Trigonocheirus and Pagurixus used to be considered subgenera of Pagurus, but the former is nowadays included in Orthopagurus, while the latter has been separated as a distinct genus.
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Pagurus punctulatus, Print, Pagurus is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals and scavenge carrion. Trigonocheirus and Pagurixus used to be considered subgenera of Pagurus, but the former is nowadays included in Orthopagurus, while the latter has been separated as a distinct genus.
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Keywords:
ABDOMEN • BELLY • CALCIFIED • CONSIDERED SUBGENERA • DISTINCT GENUS • FAMILIAR • FAMILY • FORMER • GENUS • HERMIT CRABS • LATTER • MARINE DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS • MOSTLY PREY • NOWADAYS INCLUDED • OMNIVOROUS • ORTHOPAGURUS • PAGURIDAE • PAGURIXUS • PAGURUS PUNCTULATUS • PAGURUS • PRINT • PROTECTION • SCAVENGE CARRION • SEPARATED • SMALL ANIMALS • SNAIL SHELLS • STOMACH • TRIGONOCHEIRUS
