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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D033381
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D033381
Preferred Name

Anomura

Definitions
An infraorder of CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA comprising the hermit crabs and characterized by a small fifth pair of legs. A specific genus in the family Paguridae, infraorder ANOMURA. It is commonly known as the hermit crab and is characterized by its use of the shells of other gastropods for housing its abdomen. Genus in the family Lithodidae containing the red king crab Paralithodes camtschatica.
Synonyms
Hermit Crabs
Hermit Crab
Crabs, Hermit
Paralithodes
Paralithode
Crab, Hermit
Anomuras
Pagurus
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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