Paguristes karenae Hairy Hermit Crab, Kanren's Paguristes

Paguristes karenae is commonly referred to as Hairy Hermit Crab, Kanren's Paguristes. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dan Schofield, UK

Paguristes karenae,West Bay, Cayman Islands 2025 (CC BY)

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lexID:: 18118
AphiaID:: 1598319

Scientific:: Paguristes karenae
German:: Haariger Einsiedlerkrebs, Karens Paguristes
English:: Hairy Hermit Crab, Kanren's Paguristes

Category:: Hermit Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Paguristes (Genus) > karenae (Species)
Initial determination:: Craig & Felder, 2022

Occurrence:: Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Panama, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, USA
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0,7 - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1,15cm - 2,5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available, omnivore
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown