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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
401
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
400
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
232
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
231
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
216
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
8
17
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
8 Families width 43 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab10SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
17 Genera with 43 Species
Albunea Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aliaporcellana Nakasone & M..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Areopaguristes Rahayu & P.A..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18617SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18655SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Pisidia Leach, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 17773SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
43 Species
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Aliaporcellana suluensis Dana, 1852
Areopaguristes perspicax Nobili, 1906
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus rosaceus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Calcinus tubularis Linnaeus, 1767Ornate Hermit Crab
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius erythropus Latreille, 1818Hermit crab
Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin &..., 1990
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius merguiensis De Man, 1888
Clibanarius misanthropus (Risso, 1827)⇒ Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin &..., 1990
Clibanarius signatus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita scaevola Forskål, 1775Red Sea Land Hermit Crab
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus tinctor Forskål, 1775Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus woodmasoni Alcock, 1905Woodmansoni Hermit Crab
Diogenes dubius Herbst, 1804
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Galathea aegyptiaca Paul’son, 1875
Hippa celaeno De Man, 1896Sand Crab
Hippa picta Heller, 1861
Munida dispar Macpherson &..., 1993
Nematopagurus chanani McLaughlin, 2004
Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767Eye-spot Hermit Crab
Paguristes perspicax Nobili, 1906
Pagurus anachoretus Risso, 1827Long-armed Hermit Crab
Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1846Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus dubius (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Diogenes dubius Herbst, 1804
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus minutus Hess, 1865European globeflower
Petrolisthes aegyptiacus Werding & Hi..., 2007
Petrolisthes bosci
Petrolisthes boscii Audouin, 1826
Petrolisthes leptocheles Heller, 1861
Petrolisthes rufescens Heller, 1861
Pisidia inaequalis Heller, 1861
Porcellana inaequalis Heller, 1861
Porcellana longicornis Linnaeus, 1767Long-clawed porcelain crab
Porcellana platycheles Pennant, 1777Broad-clawed porcelain crab

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Egypt
SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
3
6
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHippoidea
Latreille, 1825
mole crabs, sand crabs
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
9
28
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