Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1846
(a hermit crab)

Interactions where Pagurus cuanensis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
abdomen surface abdomen surface is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Athelges bilobus a parasitic sea slater Isopoda: Bopyridae British Marine Isopods, Naylor, E., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Bopyridae/Athelges bilobus/Athelges bilobusa parasitic sea slater Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Paguridae/Pagurus cuanensis/Pagurus cuanensisa hermit crababdomen surface ectoparasitises abdomen surface
body body is endoparasitised by adult UK/Ireland Peltogaster paguri a parasitic barnacle Kentrogonida: Peltogastridae British Barnacles, Bassindale, R., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Kentrogonida/Peltogastridae/Peltogaster paguri/Peltogaster paguria parasitic barnacleadult Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Paguridae/Pagurus cuanensis/Pagurus cuanensisa hermit crabbody adult endoparasitises body

Author & YearTitleSource
Bassindale, R., 1964British BarnaclesSynopses of the British Fauna, 14, 49pp, The Linnean Society of London
Naylor, E., 1972British Marine IsopodsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 3, 86pp, The Linnean Society of London

Pagurus cuanensis (a hermit crab) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPagurus cuanensis (a hermit crab)
GenusPagurus (a genus of hermit crabs)
FamilyPAGURIDAE (hermit crabs)
SuperfamilyPAGUROIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
InfraorderAnomura (an infraorder of decapod crustacea)
SuborderPLEOCYEMATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderDECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SuperorderEUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pagurus cuanensis (a hermit crab)

Pagurus cuanensis (a hermit crab) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pagurus cuanensis (a hermit crab):

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A small, very hairy, hermit crab with long eye-stalks. It may be found on the shore.

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