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Anapagurus laevis (Bell, 1845)
Anapagurus laevis is a small European hermit crab that grows to less than 1cm in size.
Eyes: Cornea apple green, tinted reddish-orange; Eye stalks orange-white, with a yellow-orange ring near the proximal side
region and another reddish orange distally.
Antennae: Translucent bluish-purple-violet with hyacinth-red spots forming 2-3 dorsal rings in the distal segments. Flagellum with brownish-red rings alternating with snow-white ones.
Scissors: Right scissors with a reddish-orange base color and isolated orange spots on the merus and carpus; Dorsal surface of the hand with a prominent Y-shaped reddish-orange spot covering the medial surface. surface of the palm, inner part of the solid finger and proximal part of the dactylus; whitish scissors. Left scissors similar to right, but palm almost white, without central Y-shaped spot.
Anapagurus laevis is host to the parasite Peltogasterella sulcata (Lilljeborg, 1859).
Synonymised names
Anapagurus loevis (Bell, 1845) · unaccepted > misspelling
Pagurus laevis Bell, 1845 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pagurus laevis Thompson, 1844 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Spiropagurus (Anapagurus) laevis (Bell, 1845) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Direct children (1)
Variety Anapagurus laevis var. longispina A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1900 accepted as Anapagurus longispina A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1900 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Anapagurus laevis is a small European hermit crab that grows to less than 1cm in size.
Eyes: Cornea apple green, tinted reddish-orange; Eye stalks orange-white, with a yellow-orange ring near the proximal side
region and another reddish orange distally.
Antennae: Translucent bluish-purple-violet with hyacinth-red spots forming 2-3 dorsal rings in the distal segments. Flagellum with brownish-red rings alternating with snow-white ones.
Scissors: Right scissors with a reddish-orange base color and isolated orange spots on the merus and carpus; Dorsal surface of the hand with a prominent Y-shaped reddish-orange spot covering the medial surface. surface of the palm, inner part of the solid finger and proximal part of the dactylus; whitish scissors. Left scissors similar to right, but palm almost white, without central Y-shaped spot.
Anapagurus laevis is host to the parasite Peltogasterella sulcata (Lilljeborg, 1859).
Synonymised names
Anapagurus loevis (Bell, 1845) · unaccepted > misspelling
Pagurus laevis Bell, 1845 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pagurus laevis Thompson, 1844 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Spiropagurus (Anapagurus) laevis (Bell, 1845) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Direct children (1)
Variety Anapagurus laevis var. longispina A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1900 accepted as Anapagurus longispina A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1900 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
