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Pagurus

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prop. n.1.The type genus of the crustacean family Paguridae.
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Noun1.Pagurus - type genus of the family PaguridaePagurus - type genus of the family Paguridae  
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
family Paguridae, Paguridae - hermit crabs
hermit crab - small soft-bodied marine crustaceans living in cast-off shells of gastropods


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Aspects of predation by the crabs Neopanope sayi, Ovalipes ocellatus, and Pagurus longicarpus on juvenile hard clams Mercenaria mercenaria.
Delivering shocks Elwood and Appel figured this out by delivering small electric shocks within the shells of dozens of hermit crabs - Pagurus bernhardus.
magellanicus, the green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis), and the hermit crabs Pagurus spp.
 
 
 
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