AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 (Left-handed hermit crabs)
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
160
484
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
160
484
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
312
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
312
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
81
297
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
35
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
5
15
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
6
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South India
6 Genera with 32 Species
Calcinus Dana, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 185211SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18939SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 18963SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
32 Species
Calcinus herbsti (Fize & Serene, 1955)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Clibanarius arethusa De Man, 1888
Clibanarius avethusae
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Clibanarius infraspinatus Hilgendorf, 1869
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius merguiensis De Man, 1888
Clibanarius olivaceus Henderson, 1915Wetslope buttercup
Clibanarius padavensis De Man, 1888
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius zebra Dana, 1852Zebra hermit
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus setifer H. Milne Edw..., 1836Setiferous Hermit Crab
Dardanus tinctor Forskål, 1775Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus woodmasoni Alcock, 1905Woodmansoni Hermit Crab
Diogenes affinis (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Diogenes custos Fabricius, 1798
Diogenes cristatus
Diogenes custos Fabricius, 1798
Diogenes merguiensis De Man, 1888
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Diogenes planimanus Henderson, 1893Turner's buttercup
Diogenes rectimanus Miers, 1884
Diogenes spongicola Komai, Ravin..., 2018
Diogenes violaceus Henderson, 1893Turner's buttercup
Paguristes balanophilus Alcock, 1905
Paguristes mundus Alcock, 1905
Paguristes puniceus Henderson, 1896Hooked buttercup


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