Xylopargus

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Xylopargus

genus of crustacean

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hermit crab
…Ocean, lives in bamboo sections; Xylopargus, found in West Indian waters at depths of 180 to 360 metres (600 to 1,200 feet), lives in hollow cylinders of wood. Other species make homes in coral, sponge, or the empty tubes formed by polychaete tubeworms.
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…Ocean, lives in bamboo sections; Xylopargus, found in West Indian waters at depths of 180 to 360 metres (600 to 1,200 feet), lives in hollow cylinders of wood. Other species make homes in coral, sponge, or the empty tubes formed by polychaete tubeworms.
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