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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
82
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
5
40
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
5 Families width 96 Species
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs47SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 188818SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
40 Genera with 96 Species
#ABCDMNOPSTX
Alainopaguroides McLaughlin, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Aniculus Dana, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Areopaguristes Rahayu & P.A..., 2010
0SpeciesTaxom
Bathycheles Forest, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Bathypaguropsis McLaughlin, 1994
0SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 195815SpeciesTaxom
Catapagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 20092SpeciesTaxom
Chanopagurus Lemaitre, 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Cheiroplatea Bate, 20165SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 185210SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18628SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 190512SpeciesTaxom
Dentalopagurus McLaughlin, 2007
0SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Michelopagurus McLaughlin, 1997
0SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Oncopagurus Lemaitre, 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Paguritta Melin, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Pagurixus Melin, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Paguropsis Henderson, 1888blanket-crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 185210SpeciesTaxom
Paragiopagurus Lemaitre, 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Parapylocheles Alcock, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanopagurus Filhol, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Propagurus McLaughlin a..., 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopaguristes McLaughlin, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopagurodes McLaughlin, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pylocheles Milne-Edwards, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Solitariopagurus Türkay, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Strobopagurus Lemaitre, 1989
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Trizocheles Forest, 20087SpeciesTaxom
Turleania McLaughlin, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Xylocheles Forest, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Xylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 19971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
96 Species
Alainopaguroides lemaitrei McLaughlin, 1997
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus erythraeus Forest, 1984
Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952Hairy Orange Hermit Crab
Aniculus retipes Lewinsohn, 1982Hariy Netted Hermit Crab
Bathycheles incisus Forest, 1987
Bathycheles integer Forest, 1987
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus elegans H. Milne Edw..., 1836Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus fuscus Malay, Komai..., 2012
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus guamensis Wooster, 1984Guam hermit
Calcinus herbstii (De Man, 1888)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
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 nitidus Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Calcinus pulcher Forest, 1958Beautiful Hermit Crab
Calcinus sirius Morgan, 1991
Calcinus terrae-reginae (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Calcinus vachoni Forest, 1958
Catapagurus haigae Asakura, 2001
Catapagurus insolitus Komai & Osawa, 2009
Cheiroplatea cenobita Bate, 1888
Cheiroplatea laticaudata Boas, 1926
Cheiroplatea mitoi Miyake, 1978
Cheiroplatea pumicicola Forest, 1987
Cheiroplatea rotundioculus Komai & Chan, 2016
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Clibanarius ambonensis Rahayu & Forest, 1993Ambon Hermit Crab
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius corallinus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius englaucus Ball & Haig, 1972White-dot-eyed Clibanarius
Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1879Blak-striped Clibanatius
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius merguiensis De Man, 1888
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius taeniatus H. Milnne Ed..., 1848Striped-leg Hermit Crab
Clibanarius zebra Dana, 1852Zebra hermit
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita compressus Milne-Edwards, 1836Ecuadorian hermit crab
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita rugosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Coenobita violascens Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Dardanus asper (De Haan, 1849)⇒ Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804
Dardanus crassimanus H. Milne Edw..., 1836Mauve-eyed Hermit Crab
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus gemmatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Jeweled anemone hermit
Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812Blue Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus jacquesi Asakura & Hi..., 2002Red Dardanus
Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Dardanus setifer H. Milne Edw..., 1836Setiferous Hermit Crab
Dardanus woodmasoni Alcock, 1905Woodmansoni Hermit Crab
Diogenes custos Fabricius, 1798
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Paguristes arostratus Rahayu, 2006
Paguritta harmsi Gordon, 1935Coral Hermit Crab
Paguritta morgani McLaughlin &..., 1993Morgan's Coral Hermit Crab
Pagurixus laevimanus Ortmann, 1892
Paguropsis typica Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Pagurus asper (J. F. W. Herbst, 1804)⇒ Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849
Pagurus deformis (H. Milne Edw..., 1836)⇒ Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Pagurus euopsis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775
Pagurus filholi De Man, 1887
Pagurus gemmatus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1848)⇒ Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus kaiensis McLaughlin, 1997
Pagurus punctulatus (Oliver, 1811)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Pagurus setifer (H. Milne Edw..., 1836)⇒ Dardanus setifer H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Pagurus zebra (Dana, 1852)⇒ Clibanarius zebra Dana, 1852
Parapagurus richeri Lemaitre, 1999
Parapylocheles scorpio Alcock, 1894
Pseudopaguristes bicolor Asakura & Ko..., 2004
Pseudopagurodes piliferus Henderson, 1888
Pylocheles (Pylocheles) mortensenii Boas, 1926
Pylopaguropsis fimbriata McLaughlin &..., 1989
Pylopaguropsis zebra Henderson, 1893Zebra Hermit Crab
Trizocheles brevicaulis Boas, 1926
Trizocheles loquax Forest, 1987
Trizocheles manningi Forest, 1987
Trizocheles moosai Forest, 1987
Trizocheles sakaii Forest, 1987
Trizocheles spinidigitus Komai & Chan, 2016
Trizocheles vaubanae McLaughlin &..., 2008
Turleania multispina McLaughlin, 1997
Xylocheles macrops Forest, 1987
Xylocheles miersi Alcock & And..., 1899
Xylopagurus philippinensis Forest, 1997

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
10
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
17
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
5
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPylochelidae
Bate, 1888
6
18
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