Tiny Hermit Crab

Pagurixus rubrovittatus

It is a very small hermit crab of the family Paguridae.
Tiny Hermit Crab - Pagurixus rubrovittatus Seen during a night dive. Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia,Pagurixus rubrovittatus,Tiny Hermit Crab

Appearance

Size to 5 mm (1/4 in.)
Claws and legs white to cream with thin dark stripes. White eyestalks with white spotted dark eyes.

Distribution

Pacific.

Habitat

Inhabit shallow fringing reefs and areas of coral rubble.

References:

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http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=503166
https://www.crabdatabase.info/en/crabs/anomura/paguroidea/paguridae/pagurixus/pagurixus-rubrovittatus-7389
Reef Creature Identification - Tropical Pacific, Paul Humann and Ned Deloach, page 163.
http://crustiesfroverseas.free.fr/illustration.php?n=5&irenavID=4765
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyPaguridae
GenusPagurixus
SpeciesPagurixus rubrovittatus
Photographed in
Indonesia