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Created 12/2/2020
Family Parapaguridae
WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Sympagurus dofleini
DOFLEIN'S HERMIT CRAB
Occurs at depths around 1000 feet. Commensal with the shell-bearing anemone, Stylobates aeneus, which builds a proteinaceus gold-colored shell that grows along with the crab. This negates the need to change shells over time. Hawaii and the Marianas.