Unidentified Hermit

[Machiavelli]

So I've been to about 3 large saltwater forums in the hopes of getting this guy ID'd, but to no avail. So here I am. All the relevant pictures are here: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~skotzaba/Hermits.htm

Ignore the bottom three pics as those are obviously scarlets.

So...any ideas :?:

 

[Len]

Hmmm, I'm also at a loss what the species is. I'm confident it's a Paguristes sp., but your guess is as good as mine which species it is.

 

[Machiavelli]

So....can we pretend its a new species? I figure we can come up with some sort of snappy name to call it by. :wink:


Anybody else with a guess?

 

[Anonymous]

I dont know what they are called but I have like ten of them in my 50 gal reef. They dont hurt anything and are fun to watch switch shells they do that often

 

[ReefMan75-20-15]

I do believe that they come from the Caribbean. I think I have heard them called Caribbean Red Leg Hermits. Even though they do not have red legs. HHHmmmm. I do have some in my tank though. Have never seen them bother anything. Nice shots by the way.

 

[Machiavelli]

Thanks for the compliment reefman. Well, seems no one knows what they are. :?