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A hermit crab living in the shell of a bivalve pen shell

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Description

A hermit crab living in the shell of a bivalve pen shell.

Credit

NURC/UNCW and NOAA/FGBNMS

Location

Gulf of Mexico, West Bank, Flower Garden Banks NMS

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Life in the Deep Sea

Deep Sea Crabs and Other Crustaceans

Keywords

Ocean Exploration

Invertebrates

Crabs