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Checklist for Family Paguridae Latreille, 1802 (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
 
FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
2 Genera with 4 Species
Micropagurus McLaughlin, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18113SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
4 Species
Micropagurus acantholepis Stimpson, 1858
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


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