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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
261
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
8
22
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
8 Families width 64 Species and 1 Subspecies
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20107SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae (Ortmann, 1892)Left-handed hermit crabs28SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae (Latreille, 1825)Mole Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae (Latreille, 1802)Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab12SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
22 Genera with 64 Species
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Agononida Baba & de Sa..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18437SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18627SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18488SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Micropagurus McLaughlin, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18854SpeciesTaxom
Neopetrolisthes Miyake, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Padrycheles1SpeciesTaxom
Paguropsis Henderson, 1888blanket-crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18113SpeciesTaxom
Paramunida Baba, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Remipes Latreille, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Trizopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
64 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agononida incerta Henderson, 1888
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus herbstii (De Man, 1888)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus morgani Rahayu & Forest, 1999Morgan's Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus tricolor Forest, 1995Tricolor Hermit Crab
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1879Blak-striped Clibanatius
Clibanarius laevimanus Buitendijk, 1937
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius padavensis De Man, 1888
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Coenobita clypeata Dana, 1852
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita rugosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita violascens Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale 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 biramus Morgan, 1987
Diogenes costatus Henderson, 1893Turner's buttercup
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle Crab
Micropagurus acantholepis Stimpson, 1858
Munida brucei Baba, 1974
Munida incerta (Henderson, 1888)⇒ Agononida incerta Henderson, 1888
Munida japonica Stimpson, 1858
Munida scabra (Henderson, 1885)⇒ Paramunida scabra Henderson, 1885
Neopetrolisthes alobatus Laurie, 1926Yellow Porcelain Anemone Crab
Neopetrolisthes maculates Milne-Edward..., 1837
Neopetrolisthes maculatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Small-dot Anemone Crab
Pachycheles pisoides Heller, 1865
Padrycheles pisoides Heller, C., 1865
Paguropsis typica Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Pagurus deformis (H. Milne Edw..., 1836)⇒ Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Pagurus megistos (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Pagurus punctulatus (Oliver, 1811)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Paramunida scabra (Henderson, 1885)⇒ Paramunida tricarinata Alcock, 1894
Paramunida tricarinata Alcock, 1894
Parapagurus saintlaurentae Lemaitre, 1999
Parapagurus stenorhinus Lemaitre, 1999
Petrolisthes asiaticus Leach, 1820
Petrolisthes borradailei Kropp, 1984
Petrolisthes boscii Audouin, 1826
Petrolisthes lamarckii Leach, 1820Lamarck's Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes ornatus Paulson, 1875
Petrolisthes rufescens Heller, 1861
Petrolisthes tomentosus Dana, 1852
Remipes testudinarius denticulatifrons (Miers, 1878)⇒ Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787
Trizopagurus strigatus (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804
Uroptychus nigricapillis Alcock, 1901

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Kenya
SuperfamilyChirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
2
7
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHippoidea
Latreille, 1825
mole crabs, sand crabs
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
12
42
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