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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
403
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
397
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
384
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
10
32
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
20
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seychelles
4 Families width 64 Species and 1 Subspecies
Diogenidae (Ortmann, 1892)Left-handed hermit crabs40SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Seychelles
20 Genera with 64 Species
Aniculus Dana, 18124SpeciesTaxom
Bathynarius Forest, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 19589SpeciesTaxom
Catapagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18436SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18377SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 186112SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Hemipagurus Smith, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Micropagurus McLaughlin, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Nematopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 19743SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Paguropsis Henderson, 1888blanket-crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18117SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanopagurus Filhol, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Scopaeopagurus McLaughlin &..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Trizopagurus Forest, 19521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
64 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952Hairy Orange Hermit Crab
Aniculus typicus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787
Aniculus ursus Olivier, 1812Bear-like Hermit Crab
Bathynarius wolffi Forest, 1993
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut 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 laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus morgani Rahayu & Forest, 1999Morgan's Hermit Crab
Calcinus terraereginae (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Calcinus latens Randall, 1840
Calcinus tropidomanus Lewinsohn, 1981
Calcinus vachoni Forest, 1958
Catapagurus maclaughlinae Asakura, 2001
Ciliopagurus krempfi Forest, 1952
Ciliopagurus shebae Lewinsohn, 1969Sheba Hermit Crab
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius humilis Dana, 1851Small Hermit Crab
Clibanarius lineatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852Indo Hermit Crab
Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Coenobita clypeatus Fabricius, 1787Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita compressus Milne-Edwards, 1836Ecuadorian hermit crab
Coenobita perlata (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829
Coenobita perlatus Milne-Edwards, 1829Strawberry hermit crab
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus euopsis
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 sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Hairy Hermit Crab
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Dardanus setifer H. Milne Edw..., 1836Setiferous Hermit Crab
Dardanus varipes Heller, 1861
Diogenes avarus Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Diogenes gardineri (Alcock, 1905)⇒ Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Hemipagurus maclaughlinae (Asakura, 2001)⇒ Catapagurus maclaughlinae Asakura, 2001
Micropagurus spinimanus Asakura, 2005
Nematopagurus gardineri Alcock, 1905
Nematopagurus holthuisi (McLaughlin &..., 1998)⇒ Nematopagurus gardineri Alcock, 1905
Nematopagurus spinulosensoris McLaughlin &..., 1974
Paguristes lauriei McLaughlin &..., 1998
Paguropsis typica Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Pagurus asper (J. F. W. Herbst, 1804)⇒ Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849
Pagurus fabimanus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848
Pagurus guttatus (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Dardanus guttatus Olivier, 1812
Pagurus guttatus seminudus
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus pedunculatus (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Dardanus pedunculatus Herbst, 1804
Pagurus punctulatus (Oliver, 1811)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Parapagurus saintlaurentae Lemaitre, 1999
Parapagurus stenorhinus Lemaitre, 1999
Porcellanopagurus adelocercus McLaughlin &..., 1998
Scopaeopagurus megalochirus McLaughlin &..., 1998
Trizopagurus krempfi (Forest, 1952)⇒ Ciliopagurus krempfi Forest, 1952

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Seychelles
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
10
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParapaguridae
S. I. Smith, 1882
Deepwater hermit crabs
1
2
Genus
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