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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Echinoecus pentagonus, the sea urchin crab, is a speciesofcrab in the family Pilumnidae found from the Red Sea and East AfricatoFrench Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands.[2] This crab is a parasite that lives in the rectum of a sea urchin. In Hawaii, it chooses only Echinothrix calamaris, leaving few of these urchins unpopulated. Its curved and pointed carapace reaches only 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) in width.[3]
Taxonomic synonymsofE. pentagonus include:[4]
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Echinoecus klunzingeri Miyake, 1939
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Echinoecus pentagonus Rathbun, 1894
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Echinoecus rathbunae Miyake, 1939
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Eumedon convictor Bouvier & Seurat, 1906
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Eumedon pentagonus A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
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Eumedonus petiti Gravier, 1922
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Liomedon pentagonus Klunzinger, 1906
References
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^ "Echinoecus pentagonus (Milne-Edwards, 1879)". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
^ John P. Hoover (2007). Hawaiian Sea Creatures. Mutual Publishing. ISBN 1-56647-220-2.
^ P. Davie (2010). "Echinoecus pentagonus". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
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