̶ Sedimentation and increasing temperature caused by human disturbances and global
climate change are additive in their effects on coastal areas. To assess their influence on …

The world's nearly 7,000 species of crabs are immediately recognizable by their claws,
sideways movement, stalked eyes, and thick outer shells. These common crustaceans are …

Diogenes augustinus sp. nov. represents one of most com-pletely preserved hermit crabs
known to date, providing crucial information to understand the evolution of the family …

Hermit crabs play an important role in the Northern Adriatic Sea due to their abundance,
wide range of symbionts, and function in structuring the benthic community. Small-scale …

An unusual fossil in situ paguroid hermit crab is here reported from the Oligocene Pysht
Formation, Washington (USA). Paguroid specimens preserved within their host gastropod …

Although heavy metal concentrations naturally vary in the environment, anthropogenic
sources of heavy metals can mask and override such fluctuations. Indicator species can be …

̶ We subjected the intertidal hermit crab, Pagurus samuelis (Stimpson, 1857), to various
treatments to determine physiological responses of this species to the environmental stress …

Abstract The Upper Eocene rocks (Qasr El-Sagha Formation) at northwestern Qarun Lake,
in Fayum depression, revealed numerous abraded and bio-eroded Kerunia cornuta …

One three-dimensionally preserved, near-complete specimen and five in-situ preserved
partial specimens of hermit crabs are recorded from the San Diego Formation (middle …

During the process of seabed mining, sediment redeposition will lead to the burial of
organisms in the seabed environment, resulting in the death of benthos. The study of the …