Pagurus bernhardus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hermit Crab

Pagurus bernhardus(Linnaeus, 1758) - Hermit Crab, Hermit crab without shell

Image 0001: Hermit crab without shell

Comment Hermit crabs kept in aquaria often outgrow their shells

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Magnification  standard photograph or close-upstandard photograph or close-up
Photographed In an aquarium
Equipment used 35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.
Photographer Malcolm Storey
Image Copyright Copyright © Malcolm Storey, 1969, www.bioimages.org.uk. Some rights reserved.
High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P24995
Date 7 Apr 1969
OS grid ref TQ30
Lat/Lon 50° 50' N, 0° 10' W
Location East Sussex, VC14, England
Record summary originally from rocky shore, but kept in marine aquarium
Return to Record page Pagurus bernhardus on 7 Apr 1969 at TQ30 in East Sussex
Return to Taxon page Pagurus bernhardus
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