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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
424
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
424
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
347
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
94
347
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
331
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
12
49
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoro Islands
12 Families width 128 Species
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 201011SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab22SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters11SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs32SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 187416SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comoro Islands
49 Genera with 128 Species
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Agononida Baba & de Sa..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Aliaporcellana Nakasone & M..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Allogalathea Miyake & Sakai, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Anapagrides de Saint Lau..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Aniculus Dana, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Areopaguristes Rahayu & P.A..., 20052SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 19586SpeciesTaxom
Catapagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18803SpeciesTaxom
Cestopagurus Bouvier, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Cheiroplatea Bate, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 184311SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18488SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Eumunida Smith, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Galacantha Milne-Edwards, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 19698SpeciesTaxom
Gastroptychus Caullery, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Leiogalathea Baba, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Macrothea Macpherson &..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Megalobrachium Stimpson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Micropagurus McLaughlin, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 19428SpeciesTaxom
Munidopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 188014SpeciesTaxom
Neopetrolisthes Miyake, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paragiopagurus Lemaitre, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18889SpeciesTaxom
Pisidia Leach, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Polyonyx Stimpson, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Pomatocheles Miers, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Protoniopagurus Lemaitre & M..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Sadayoshia Baba, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Trichopagurus de Saint Lau..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Trizocheles Forest, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Turleania McLaughlin, 1997
0SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 18802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
128 Species
Agononida longipes A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Agononida schroederi Chace, 1939
Aliaporcellana pygmaea De Man, 1902
Allogalathea babai Cabezas, Mac..., 2011Baba's Crinoid Squat Lobster
Allogalathea elegans Adams & White, 1848Crinoid squat lobster
Anapagrides reesei McLaughlin, 1986
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952Hairy Orange Hermit Crab
Areopaguristes abbreviatus Dechancé, 1963
Areopaguristes micheleae Rahayu, 2005
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus morgani Rahayu & Forest, 1999Morgan's Hermit Crab
Calcinus pulcher Forest, 1958Beautiful Hermit Crab
Calcinus rosaceus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Calcinus vachoni Forest, 1958
Catapagurus insolitus Komai & Osawa, 2009
Catapagurus lewinsohni Asakura, 2001
Catapagurus sharreri A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Cestopagurus caeruleus Komai & Poupin, 2012
Cestopagurus coutieri Bouvier, 1897
Cheiroplatea stenurus Forest, 1987
Ciliopagurus tricolor Forest, 1995Tricolor Hermit Crab
Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius englaucus Ball & Haig, 1972White-dot-eyed Clibanarius
Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1879Blak-striped Clibanatius
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Clibanarius laevimanus Buitendijk, 1937
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius rhabdodactylus Forest, 1953
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius tricolor Gibbes, 1850Blue-legged hermit crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita violascens Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus gemmatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Jeweled anemone hermit
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Hairy Hermit Crab
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Eumunida bispinata Baba, 1990
Galacantha spinosa Milne-Edwards, 1880
Galathea aegyptiaca Paul’son, 1875
Galathea amamiensis Miyake & Baba, 1966
Galathea denticulata Macpherson &..., 2010
Galathea eulimene Macpherson &..., 2015
Galathea intermedia Liljeborg, 1851Bur mallow
Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914
Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852
Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969
Gastroptychus spinifer A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle Crab
Leiogalathea achates Rodríguez-Fl..., 2019
Macrothea bouchardi Macpherson &..., 2010
Megalobrachium mortenseni Haig, 1962Bald cypress
Megalobrachium poeyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Hairyclaw porcelain crab
Micropagurus polynesiensis Nobili, 1906
Munida affinis A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida constricta A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida flinti Benedict, 1902
Munida irrasa A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida media Benedict, 1902
Munida miles A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida pusilla Benedict, 1902
Munida striata Chace, 1942
Munidopagurus macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis (Galathodes) spinifer A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis alaminos Pequegnat & ..., 1970
Munidopsis antonii Filhol, 1884
Munidopsis brevimanus A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis centrina Alcock & And..., 1894
Munidopsis erinaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis granosa Alcock, 1901
Munidopsis longimanus A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis nitida A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis platirostris A. Milne Edw..., 1894
Munidopsis polita Smith, 1883
Munidopsis pycnopoda Baba, 2005
Munidopsis sharreri A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis squamosa A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Neopetrolisthes maculates Milne-Edward..., 1837
Neopetrolisthes maculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Small-dot Anemone Crab
Pachycheles natalensis Krauss, 1843
Pachycheles sculptus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Pachycheles natalensis Krauss, 1843
Paguristes cadenati Forest, 1954Red reef hermit
Pagurixus carinimanus Komai & Osawa, 2006
Pagurixus nomurai Komai & Asakura, 1995Nomuras hermit
Pagurixus ruber Komai & Osawa, 2006
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Paragiopagurus boletifer de Saint Lau..., 1972
Paragiopagurus pilimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Parapagurus boletifer (de Saint Lau..., 1972)⇒ Paragiopagurus boletifer de Saint Lau..., 1972
Parapagurus saintlaurentae Lemaitre, 1999
Petrolisthes galathinus Bosc, 1802Banded porcelain crab
Petrolisthes hastatus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Petrolisthes jugosus Streets, 1872Red-white porcelain crab
Petrolisthes lamarckii Leach, 1820Lamarck's Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes ornatus Paulson, 1875
Petrolisthes rufescens Heller, 1861
Petrolisthes tomentosus Dana, 1852
Petrolisthes tridentatus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Petrolisthes unilobatus Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Pisidia delagoae Barnard, 1955
Polyonyx biunguiculatus Dana, 1852
Polyonyx boucheti Osawa, 2007
Polyonyx pedalis Nobili, 1905Iowa golden saxifrage
Polyonyx triunguiculatus Zehntner, 1894True babystars
Pomatocheles stridulans Forest, 1987
Porcellana sayana Leach, 1820Red Porcelain Crab
Protoniopagurus bioperculatus Lemaitre & M..., 1996
Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin &..., 1989Broadhand coral hermit
Pylopagurus discoidalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Tusk Shell Hermit Crab
Sadayoshia edwardsii Miers, 1884
Sympagurus dofleini Balss, 1912Doflein's Hermit Crab
Trichopagurus asper Komai & Poupin, 2012
Trizocheles balssi Stebbing, 1914
Trizocheles hoensonae McLaughlin &..., 2009
Uroptychus spiniger Benedict, 1902
Uroptychus uncifer A. Milne Edw..., 1880

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SuperfamilyChirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
4
17
60
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHippoidea
Latreille, 1825
mole crabs, sand crabs
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
5
28
63
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Anomura at artfakta.se
Anomura at biodiversity.org.au
Anomura at dyntaxa.se
Anomura at itis.gov
Anomura at marinespecies.org