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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
424
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
424
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
347
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
94
347
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
331
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
12
49
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
5
28
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoro Islands
5 Families width 63 Species
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs32SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comoro Islands
28 Genera with 63 Species
#ABCDMPST
Anapagrides de Saint Lau..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Aniculus Dana, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Areopaguristes Rahayu & P.A..., 20052SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 19586SpeciesTaxom
Catapagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18803SpeciesTaxom
Cestopagurus Bouvier, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Cheiroplatea Bate, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 184311SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18488SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Micropagurus McLaughlin, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Munidopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paragiopagurus Lemaitre, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Pomatocheles Miers, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Protoniopagurus Lemaitre & M..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Trichopagurus de Saint Lau..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Trizocheles Forest, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Turleania McLaughlin, 1997
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
63 Species
Anapagrides reesei McLaughlin, 1986
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952Hairy Orange Hermit Crab
Areopaguristes abbreviatus Dechancé, 1963
Areopaguristes micheleae Rahayu, 2005
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus morgani Rahayu & Forest, 1999Morgan's Hermit Crab
Calcinus pulcher Forest, 1958Beautiful Hermit Crab
Calcinus rosaceus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Calcinus vachoni Forest, 1958
Catapagurus insolitus Komai & Osawa, 2009
Catapagurus lewinsohni Asakura, 2001
Catapagurus sharreri A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Cestopagurus caeruleus Komai & Poupin, 2012
Cestopagurus coutieri Bouvier, 1897
Cheiroplatea stenurus Forest, 1987
Ciliopagurus tricolor Forest, 1995Tricolor Hermit Crab
Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius englaucus Ball & Haig, 1972White-dot-eyed Clibanarius
Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1879Blak-striped Clibanatius
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Clibanarius laevimanus Buitendijk, 1937
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius rhabdodactylus Forest, 1953
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius tricolor Gibbes, 1850Blue-legged hermit crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita violascens Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus gemmatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Jeweled 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 pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Micropagurus polynesiensis Nobili, 1906
Munidopagurus macrocheles A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Paguristes cadenati Forest, 1954Red reef hermit
Pagurixus carinimanus Komai & Osawa, 2006
Pagurixus nomurai Komai & Asakura, 1995Nomuras hermit
Pagurixus ruber Komai & Osawa, 2006
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Paragiopagurus boletifer de Saint Lau..., 1972
Paragiopagurus pilimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Parapagurus boletifer (de Saint Lau..., 1972)⇒ Paragiopagurus boletifer de Saint Lau..., 1972
Parapagurus saintlaurentae Lemaitre, 1999
Pomatocheles stridulans Forest, 1987
Protoniopagurus bioperculatus Lemaitre & M..., 1996
Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin &..., 1989Broadhand coral hermit
Pylopagurus discoidalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Tusk Shell Hermit Crab
Sympagurus dofleini Balss, 1912Doflein's Hermit Crab
Trichopagurus asper Komai & Poupin, 2012
Trizocheles balssi Stebbing, 1914
Trizocheles hoensonae McLaughlin &..., 2009

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

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
8
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
12
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPylochelidae
Bate, 1888
3
4
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