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Checklist for Family Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 (Left-handed 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
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
12
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
7
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
7 Genera with 28 Species
Calcinus Dana, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18437SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18488SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Paguropsis Henderson, 1888blanket-crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Trizopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
28 Species
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
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
Paguropsis typica Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Trizopagurus strigatus (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804


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