Commensal Porcelain Crab

Polyonyx transversus

This species is often found in the bottom of the papery tubes of a species of polychaete worm or in the siphons of bivalve molluscs.



Feedback and queries should be sent to the Discovery Centre at Museum Victoria.
Please note, the Discovery Centre can help you only with questions about crustaceans from southeastern Australia. It can not advise on the care of pet hermit crabs or on crustaceans from other regions.

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