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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
361
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
361
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
279
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
279
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
267
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
6
25
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
15
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palau
3 Families width 47 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs34SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palau
15 Genera with 47 Species
Aniculus Dana, 18123SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 19589SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 185210SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18487SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Paguritta Melin, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanopagurus Filhol, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 01SpeciesTaxom
Trichopagurus de Saint Lau..., 19541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palau
47 Species
Aniculus erythraeus Forest, 1984
Aniculus retipes Lewinsohn, 1982Hariy Netted Hermit Crab
Aniculus ursus Olivier, 1812Bear-like Hermit Crab
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
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 morgani Rahayu & Forest, 1999Morgan's Hermit Crab
Calcinus pulcher Forest, 1958Beautiful Hermit Crab
Calcinus vachoni Forest, 1958
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Clibanarius boschmai Buitendijk, 1937
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius corallinus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1879Blak-striped Clibanatius
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Clibanarius infraspinatus Hilgendorf, 1869
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Clibanarius zebra Dana, 1852Zebra hermit
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 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 scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Diogenes gardineri (Alcock, 1905)⇒ Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Diogenes serenei (Forest, 1956)⇒ Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897
Paguristes jalur Morgan, 1992
Paguritta kroppi McLaughlin &..., 1993Kropp's Coral Hermit Crab
Pagurixus anceps Forest, 1954
Pagurixus maorus Nobili, 1906
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Porcellanopagurus belauensis Suzuki & Takeda, 1987
Pylopaguropsis bifasciata
Trichopagurus trichophthalmus Forest, 1954

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

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
7
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
6
7
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