Pagurus annulipes explained

Pagurus annulipes, the brown banded hermit, is a species of hermit crab in the family Paguridae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It is the only hermit crab with banded legs on the coast of the NE United States.

Further reading

• Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States. 2003. Nizinski . Martha S.. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116. 1. 96–157. 0006-324X.