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Anderson's Blanket-Crab. 1902. Hermit crabs; Chlaenopagurus.

Image of Paguropsis Henderson 1888

Description:

Anderson's Blanket-Crab. Chlaenopagurus andersoni, with its protective planket of sea-anemones. This large hermit-crab, which was discovered by Dr. A. R. S. Anderson off the Malabar coast, living at a depth of 102 fathoms, does not at any time of life use a shell as a refuge, but is always accompanied by a particular species of sea-anemones

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