Common Names
Common Names in English:
Aleutian Hermit, Aleutian Hermit Crab, Aleutican Hermit
Description
Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -179 meters (0 to -587 feet).Mean = -3.090 meters (-10.138 feet), Standard Deviation = 264.710 based on 35 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- arthropods
- Class:
Malacostraca
()
- Order:
Decapoda
()
- Decapods
- Family:
Paguroidea
()
- Genus:
Pagurus
()
- Specific name:
aleuticus
- (J. E. Benedict, 1892)
- Scientific name: - Pagurus aleuticus (J. E. Benedict, 1892)
- Specific name:
aleuticus
- (J. E. Benedict, 1892)
- Genus:
Pagurus
(
- Family:
Paguroidea
(
- Order:
Decapoda
(
- Class:
Malacostraca
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Pagurus aleuticus (Benedict, 1892)
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 18-Jan-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Pagurus
There are approximately 142 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
P. acadianus · P. alatus · P. aleuticus (Aleutian Hermit) · P. anachoretus · P. angulatus · P. angustus · P. aniculus · P. annexus · P. annulipes · P. arcuatus · P. armatus (Armed Hermit) · P. arrosor · P. asper · P. beringanus (Bering Hermit) · P. bernardus · P. bernhardus · P. bonairensis · P. boriaustraliensis · P. bouvieri · P. brandti (Sponge Hermit) · P. brevidactylus · P. bullisi · P. calidus · P. capillatus · P. cardinalis · P. carneus · P. carolinensis (Wormreef Hermit) · P. caurinus (Greenmark Hermit) · P. cavimanus · P. chevreuxi · P. clibanarius · P. compressipes · P. comptus · P. conformis · P. confragosus (Knobbyhand Hermit) · P. corallinus · P. cornutus (Hornyhand Hermit) · P. criniticiornis · P. criniticornis · P. cuanensis · P. curacaoensis · P. custos · P. dalli (Whiteknee Hermit) · P. defensus · P. deformis · P. dissimilis · P. edwardsi · P. edwardsii · P. euopsis · P. excavatus · P. exilis · P. fabimanus · P. filholi · P. forbesi · P. forbesii · P. forceps · P. gaudichaudi · P. gaudichaudii · P. geminus · P. gracilipes · P. granosimanus (Grainyhand Hermit) · P. granulimanus · P. guttatus · P. gymnodactylus · P. hedleyi · P. hemphilli (Maroon Hermit) · P. hessii · P. hirsutiusculus (Hairy Hermit) · P. hirsutiusculus hirsutiusculus · P. hirtimanus · P. ikedai · P. impressus (Dimpled Hermit) · P. insignis · P. kennerlyi (Bluespine Hermit) · P. kroyeri · P. kulkarnii · P. laevis · P. lepidus · P. leptonyx · P. longicarpus (Long-Armed Hermit Crab) · P. maclaughlinae · P. maculatus · P. major · P. marshi · P. megistos · P. mertensii · P. miamensis · P. middendorfii · P. miles · P. minutus · P. miyakei · P. nigrofascia · P. novaezealandiae · P. novizealandiae · P. novizelandiae · P. obtusifrons · P. ochotensis (Alaskan Hermit) · P. pavimentatus · P. pectinatus · P. pedunculatus
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Notes
Contributors
- Alaska Fisheries Science Center , National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA Fisheries.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 26, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
- Wilson, Karen L. (from IOPI).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 14, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Gwaii Haanas Invertebrates (OBIS Canada)
- University of Alaska Museum of the North: UAM Marine Arthropod Specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2706944
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-97778
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13836951
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 97778
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 153357
