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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Maldives (Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
127
352
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
127
352
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
282
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
280
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
267
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
13
36
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
21
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maldives
4 Families width 52 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs25SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maldives
21 Genera with 52 Species
#ACDNPST
Anapagurus Henderson, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Aniculus Dana, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 188210SpeciesTaxom
Catapaguroides Milne-Edward..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Catapagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18932SpeciesTaxom
Cestopagurus Bouvier, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18378SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 190510SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18962SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Paguritta Melin, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18114SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Trichopagurus de Saint Lau..., 19541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maldives
52 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-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 herbstii (De Man, 1888)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus herbstii lividus (Alcock, 1905)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus pulcher Forest, 1958Beautiful Hermit Crab
Calcinus rosaceus Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Calcinus terraereginae (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Calcinus latens Randall, 1840
Catapaguroides olfaciens Alcock, 1905
Catapagurus alcocki McLaughlin, 1998
Catapagurus ensifer Henderson, 1893Turner's buttercup
Cestopagurus olfaciens Alcock, 1905
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita compressus Milne-Edwards, 1836Ecuadorian hermit crab
Coenobita hilgendorfi (Terao, 1913)⇒ Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita pseudorugosus Nakasone, 1988Marble Land Hermit Crab
Coenobita rugosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Dardanus dearmatus Henderson, 1888
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus euopsis
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus hessii Miers, 1884
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Hairy Hermit Crab
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Dardanus woodmasoni Alcock, 1905Woodmansoni Hermit Crab
Diogenes gardineri (Alcock, 1905)⇒ Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Nematopagurus gardineri Alcock, 1905
Nematopagurus muricatus Henderson, 1896
Paguritta scottae McLaughlin &..., 1993
Pagurixus concolor Komai & Osawa, 2006
Pagurixus ruber Komai & Osawa, 2006
Pagurus dearmatus (Henderson, 1888)⇒ Dardanus dearmatus Henderson, 1888
Pagurus deformis (H. Milne Edw..., 1836)⇒ Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Pagurus fabimanus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Pagurus punctulatus (Oliver, 1811)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Parapagurus saintlaurentae Lemaitre, 1999
Parapagurus stenorhinus Lemaitre, 1999
Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin &..., 1989Broadhand coral hermit
Spiropagurus spiriger De Haan, 1849
Sympagurus minutus Henderson, 1896
Trichopagurus trichophthalmus Forest, 1954

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Maldives
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
7
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
11
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
2
3
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