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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
264
991
2154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
988
2151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
622
1527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
126
616
1509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
117
574
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
59
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean
15 Families width 184 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeglidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 201011SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab20SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters14SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae (Ortmann, 1892)Left-handed hermit crabs64SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18929SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae (Latreille, 1825)Mole Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae (Whiteaves, 1874)10SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab6SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae (S. I. Smith, 1882)Deepwater hermit crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Sternostylidae Baba Ahyong ..., 20181SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean
59 Genera with 184 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTU
Aegla Leach, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Agononida Baba & de Sa..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Albunea Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aliaporcellana Nakasone & M..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Allogalathea Miyake & Sakai, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Aniculus Dana, 18126SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 199415SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Catapagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylus Ortmann, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18439SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18629SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 190515SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18296SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1965Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Enosteoides Johnson, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumunida Smith, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Galacantha Milne-Edwards, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 196911SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Lauriea Baba, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Lissoporcellana Haig, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Lophopagurus McLaughlin, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 19666SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 18809SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 19053SpeciesTaxom
Neolithodes Milne-Edward..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Neopetrolisthes Miyake, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Oncopagurus Lemaitre, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Paguritta Melin, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pagurodes Henderson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18617SpeciesTaxom
Paragiopagurus Lemaitre, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Paralbunea Serène, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paralomis White, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Paramunida Baba, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Petrocheles Miers, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 185211SpeciesTaxom
Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Polyonyx Stimpson, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanella White, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Sadayoshia Baba, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Sternostylus Baba, Ahyong..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Strigopagurus Forest, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Strobopagurus Lemaitre, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 19965SpeciesTaxom
Tisea Morgan & Forest, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Trizopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 19888SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean
184 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aegla leptochela Bond-Buckup ..., 1994
Agononida africerta Poore & Andr..., 2012
Agononida incerta Henderson, 1888
Albunea symmysta Linnaeus, 1758
Aliaporcellana pygmaea De Man, 1902
Allogalathea elegans Adams & White, 1848Crinoid squat lobster
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus elegans Stimpson, 1858Elegant hermit crab
Aniculus erythraeus Forest, 1984
Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952Hairy Orange Hermit Crab
Aniculus retipes Lewinsohn, 1982Hariy Netted Hermit Crab
Aniculus ursus Olivier, 1812Bear-like Hermit Crab
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus argus Wooster, 1984Argus hermit
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus guamensis Wooster, 1984Guam hermit
Calcinus haigae Wooster, 1984Darkglove hermit
Calcinus imperialis Whitelegge, 1901Broadleaf aiea
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus lineapropodus Morgan & Forest, 1991Line-Legged Hermit Crab
Calcinus minutus Buitendijk, 1937Small White 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
Calcinus vanninii Gherardi & M..., 1994Vannini's Hermit Crab
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Chirostylus ortmanni Miyake & Baba, 1968Spider Crab
Ciliopagurus shebae Lewinsohn, 1969Sheba Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus tricolor Forest, 1995Tricolor Hermit Crab
Clibanarius carnifex Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius corallinus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius erythropus Latreille, 1818Hermit crab
Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1879Blak-striped Clibanatius
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Clibanarius signatus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita pseudorugosus Nakasone, 1988Marble Land Hermit Crab
Coenobita rugosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita rugosus jousseaumi
Coenobita scaevola Forskål, 1775Red Sea Land Hermit Crab
Coenobita violascens Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus crassimanus H. Milne Edw..., 1836Mauve-eyed Hermit Crab
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus gemmatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Jeweled anemone hermit
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Dardanus imbricatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1848)⇒ Dardanus sinistripes Stimpson, 1859
Dardanus jacquesi Asakura & Hi..., 2002Red Dardanus
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Dardanus setifer H. Milne Edw..., 1836Setiferous Hermit Crab
Dardanus sinistripes Stimpson, 1859Left clawed hermit crab
Dardanus tinctor Forskål, 1775Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus woodmasoni Alcock, 1905Woodmansoni Hermit Crab
Diogenes avarus Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Diogenes dubius Herbst, 1804
Diogenes manaarensis Henderson, 1893
Diogenes merguiensis De Man, 1888
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767Mole Crab
Emerita holthuisi Sankolli, 1965
Eumunida funambulus Gordon, 1930
Galacantha spinosa Milne-Edwards, 1880
Galathea aculeata (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Galathea subsquamata Stimpson, 1858
Galathea aegyptiaca Paul’son, 1875
Galathea balssi Miyake & Baba, 1964Red Squat Lobster
Galathea consobrina De Man, 1902
Galathea corallicola Haswell, 1882Parish's desert larkspur
Galathea longimana Paul’son, 1875
Galathea pubescens Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Galathea spinigera (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Galathea balssi Miyake & Baba, 1964
Galathea strigosa Linnaeus, 1767Blue Striped Squat Lobster
Galathea subsquamata Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle Crab
Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Lauriea gardineri Laurie, 1926
Lithodes mamillifer Macpherson, 1988
Lithodes murrayi Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Lophopagurus (Lophopagurus) nanus Henderson, 1888Dwarf Hermit Crab
Munida benguela de Saint Lau..., 1988
Munida chydaea Ahyong & Poore, 2004
Munida haswelli Henderson, 1885Long-armed Craylet
Munida japonica Stimpson, 1858
Munida microps Alcock, 1894
Munida roshanei Tirmizi, 1966
Munidopsis africana Balss, 1913
Munidopsis arietina Alcock & And..., 1894
Munidopsis centrina Alcock & And..., 1894
Munidopsis dasypus Alcock, 1894
Munidopsis edwardsii Wood–Mason..., 1891
Munidopsis granosa Alcock, 1901
Munidopsis laticorpus Cubelio, Tsu..., 2008
Munidopsis pallida Alcock, 1894
Munidopsis rostrata (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Galacantha rostrata Milne-Edwards, 1880
Nematopagurus chanani McLaughlin, 2004
Nematopagurus diadema Lewinsohn, 1969
Nematopagurus squamichelis Alcock, 1905
Neolithodes brodiei Dawson & Yal..., 1970
Neopetrolisthes alobatus Laurie, 1926Yellow Porcelain Anemone Crab
Neopetrolisthes maculates Milne-Edward..., 1837
Neopetrolisthes spinatus Osawa & Fujita, 2001Spiny Porcelain Crab
Oncopagurus monstrosus Alcock, 1894
Paguristes laurentae (Morgan & Forest, 1991)⇒ Pseudopaguristes laurentae Morgan & Forest, 1991
Paguristes longirostris Dana, 1851
Paguristes puniceus Henderson, 1896Hooked buttercup
Paguristes tuberculatus Whitelegge, 1900Friendly Hermit Crab
Paguritta harmsi Gordon, 1935Coral Hermit Crab
Pagurixus nomurai Komai & Asakura, 1995Nomuras hermit
Pagurodes inarmatus Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Pagurus carpoforminatus Alcock, 1905
Pagurus euopsis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus pedunculatus (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815Deep Hermit Crab
Pagurus sinuatus Stimpson, 1858Hairy Pink Hermit Crab
Pagurus varipes Heller, 1861
Paragiopagurus diogenes Whitelegge, 1900
Paralbunea manihina
Paralomis aculeata Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Paralomis birsteini Macpherson, 1988
Paralomis histrix De Haan, 1849
Paramunida marionis Cabezas, Mac..., 2010
Paramunida tricarinata Alcock, 1894
Parapagurus bouvieri Stebbing, 1910Hairy-clawed hermit crab
Parapagurus latimanus Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
Petrocheles australiensis Miers, 1876Spiny Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes aegyptiacus Werding & Hi..., 2007
Petrolisthes bosci
Petrolisthes boscii Audouin, 1826
Petrolisthes hastatus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Petrolisthes lamarckii Leach, 1820Lamarck's Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes leptocheles Heller, 1861
Petrolisthes moluccensis De Man, 1888
Petrolisthes pubescens Stimpson, 1858Hairy Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes rufescens Heller, 1861
Petrolisthes scabriculus Dana, 1852
Petrolisthes tomentosus Dana, 1852
Phylladiorhynchus pusillus Henderson, 1885Little Craylet
Polyonyx triunguiculatus Zehntner, 1894True babystars
Porcellana inaequalis Heller, 1861
Porcellanella haigae Sankarankutt..., 1963Haig's Porcelain Crab
Porcellanella triloba White, 1852Polka-dotted Porcelain Crab
Pseudopaguristes laurentae Morgan & Forest, 1991
Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin &..., 1989Broadhand coral hermit
Pylopaguropsis lemaitrei Asakura & Pa..., 2003Maroon Hermit Crab
Pylopaguropsis lewinsohni McLaughlin &..., 1989
Pylopaguropsis magimanus
Pylopaguropsis magnimanus Henderson, 1896
Sadayoshia acroporae Baba, 1972Acropora Squat Lobster
Spiropagurus fimbriatus Lewinsohn, 1982
Spiropagurus spiriger De Haan, 1849
Sternostylus hendersoni Alcock & And..., 1899
Strigopagurus boreonotus Forest, 1995
Strigopagurus strigimanus White, 1847Rasping Hermit Crab
Strobopagurus sibogae de Saint Lau..., 1972
Sympagurus brevipes de Saint Lau..., 1972
Sympagurus dimorphus Studer, 1883Cloaked hermit crab
Sympagurus dofleini Balss, 1912Doflein's Hermit Crab
Sympagurus monstrosus Alcock, 1894
Sympagurus papposus (Lemaitre, 1996)⇒ Sympagurus burkenroadi Thompson, 1943
Tisea grandis Forest & Morgan, 1991
Trizopagurus strigatus (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804
Uroptychus alius Baba, 2005
Uroptychus dentatus Balss, 1913
Uroptychus gracilimanus Henderson, 1885
Uroptychus insignis Henderson, 1885
Uroptychus joloensis Van Dam, 1939
Uroptychus macquariae Schnabel, Bu..., 2017
Uroptychus nigricapillis Alcock, 1901
Uroptychus vandamae Baba, 1988

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Indian Ocean
SuperfamilyAegloidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyChirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
3
4
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
4
19
55
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHippoidea
Latreille, 1825
mole crabs, sand crabs
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
28
105
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