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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
401
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
400
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
232
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
231
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
216
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
8
17
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
9
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
3 Families width 28 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
9 Genera with 28 Species
Areopaguristes Rahayu & P.A..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18617SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18655SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
28 Species
Areopaguristes perspicax Nobili, 1906
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus rosaceus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Calcinus tubularis Linnaeus, 1767Ornate Hermit Crab
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius erythropus Latreille, 1818Hermit crab
Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin &..., 1990
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius merguiensis De Man, 1888
Clibanarius misanthropus (Risso, 1827)⇒ Clibanarius fonticola McLaughlin &..., 1990
Clibanarius signatus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita scaevola Forskål, 1775Red Sea Land Hermit Crab
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus tinctor Forskål, 1775Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus woodmasoni Alcock, 1905Woodmansoni Hermit Crab
Diogenes dubius Herbst, 1804
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Nematopagurus chanani McLaughlin, 2004
Paguristes eremita Linnaeus, 1767Eye-spot Hermit Crab
Paguristes perspicax Nobili, 1906
Pagurus anachoretus Risso, 1827Long-armed Hermit Crab
Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1846Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus dubius (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Diogenes dubius Herbst, 1804
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus minutus Hess, 1865European globeflower

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Egypt
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
6
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
2
6
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