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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Caroline Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
78
215
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
78
215
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
50
172
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
50
172
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
170
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
21
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
12
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caroline Islands
3 Families width 44 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs28SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caroline Islands
12 Genera with 44 Species
Aniculus Dana, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab2SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 19588SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 190510SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Trichopagurus de Saint Lau..., 19541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caroline Islands
44 Species
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus retipes Lewinsohn, 1982Hariy Netted Hermit Crab
Birgus latis
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus haigae Wooster, 1984Darkglove hermit
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus lineapropodus Morgan & Forest, 1991Line-Legged Hermit Crab
Calcinus minutus Buitendijk, 1937Small White Hermit Crab
Calcinus pulcher Forest, 1958Beautiful Hermit Crab
Clibanarius ambonensis Rahayu & Forest, 1993Ambon Hermit Crab
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius corallinus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita spinosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
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 sanguinocarpus Degener, 1925Bloody hermit
Dardanus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Hairy Hermit Crab
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Dardanus umbella Asakura, 2006
Dardanus woodmasoni Alcock, 1905Woodmansoni Hermit Crab
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Diogenes senex Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Paguristes runyanae Haig & Ball, 1988Maroon Striped Hermit Crab
Pagurixus anceps Forest, 1954
Pagurixus boninensis Melin, 1939
Pagurixus laevimanus Ortmann, 1892
Pagurixus maorus Nobili, 1906
Pagurixus tweediei Forest, 1956
Pagurus deformis (H. Milne Edw..., 1836)⇒ Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Pagurus latis
Pagurus megistos (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin &..., 1989Broadhand coral hermit
Trichopagurus trichophthalmus Forest, 1954

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Caroline Islands
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
6
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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