Pagurus moluccensis Haig and Ball, 1988

Ririhena, Dharma Arif Nugroho Dwi Listyo Rahayu Rianta Pratiwi Rena Tri Hernawati Ujang Nurhaman John Etry, 2024, Hermit crabs (Decapoda: Anomura: Coenobitidae, Calcinidae, Diogenidae, Paguridae) from Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, Nauplius (e 20240507) 32, pp. 1-24 : 18

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e20240507
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14668676
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scientific name	Pagurus moluccensis Haig and Ball, 1988
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Pagurus moluccensis Haig and Ball, 1988 View in CoL

( Fig. 9C View Figure 9 )

Habitat. Sandy shore with gravel and boulders, intertidal to 5 m.

Distribution. Philippines, and Indonesia: Lombok and Maluku.

Color in life. Shield with black markings on white background. Ocular peduncles with broad, subproximal dark band. Antennular peduncles white, penultimate segment with broad, submedian dark band. Antennal peduncles with alternating black and white bands.Chelipeds with complex black pattern on white background; second and third pereopods with black, irregular-edged bands on white background (after Haig and Ball, 1988).

In preservative the black marking became dark brown.