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Checklist for Infraorder Anomura MacLeay, 1838 (Hermit crabs)
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
408
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
116
406
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
304
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
6
21
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Sea
6 Families width 56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab12SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters8SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae (Ortmann, 1892)Left-handed hermit crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red Sea
21 Genera with 56 Species
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Aliaporcellana Nakasone & M..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Allogalathea Miyake & Sakai, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Aniculus Dana, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18294SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1965Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 17676SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Lauriea Baba, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18528SpeciesTaxom
Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanella White, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Trizopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Sea
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aliaporcellana pygmaea De Man, 1902
Allogalathea elegans Adams & White, 1848Crinoid squat lobster
Aniculus erythraeus Forest, 1984
Aniculus retipes Lewinsohn, 1982Hariy Netted Hermit Crab
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus rosaceus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Ciliopagurus shebae Lewinsohn, 1969Sheba Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Clibanarius carnifex Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Clibanarius erythropus Latreille, 1818Hermit crab
Clibanarius signatus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
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 rugosus jousseaumi
Coenobita scaevola Forskål, 1775Red Sea Land Hermit Crab
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus tinctor Forskål, 1775Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus woodmasoni Alcock, 1905Woodmansoni Hermit Crab
Diogenes avarus Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Diogenes manaarensis Henderson, 1893
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767Mole Crab
Emerita holthuisi Sankolli, 1965
Galathea aculeata (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Galathea subsquamata Stimpson, 1858
Galathea aegyptiaca Paul’son, 1875
Galathea balssi Miyake & Baba, 1964Red Squat Lobster
Galathea longimana Paul’son, 1875
Galathea spinigera (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Galathea balssi Miyake & Baba, 1964
Galathea strigosa Linnaeus, 1767Blue Striped Squat Lobster
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle Crab
Lauriea gardineri Laurie, 1926
Nematopagurus chanani McLaughlin, 2004
Nematopagurus diadema Lewinsohn, 1969
Pagurus euopsis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815Deep Hermit Crab
Pagurus varipes Heller, 1861
Petrolisthes aegyptiacus Werding & Hi..., 2007
Petrolisthes bosci
Petrolisthes boscii Audouin, 1826
Petrolisthes leptocheles Heller, 1861
Petrolisthes moluccensis De Man, 1888
Petrolisthes pubescens Stimpson, 1858Hairy Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes rufescens Heller, 1861
Petrolisthes tomentosus Dana, 1852
Porcellana inaequalis Heller, 1861
Porcellanella haigae Sankarankutt..., 1963Haig's Porcelain Crab
Porcellanella triloba White, 1852Polka-dotted Porcelain Crab
Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin &..., 1989Broadhand coral hermit
Pylopaguropsis lewinsohni McLaughlin &..., 1989
Trizopagurus strigatus (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804

Subnodes of Anomura with occurrences in Red Sea
SuperfamilyGalatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters
2
8
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHippoidea
Latreille, 1825
mole crabs, sand crabs
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPaguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
11
33
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