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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Southeast Tanzania (South Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
62
113
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
62
113
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
88
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
40
88
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
39
82
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
3
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Tanzania
3 Families width 10 Species
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast Tanzania
6 Genera with 10 Species
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Tanzania
10 Species
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Clibanarius longitarsus De Haan, 1849Blue-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius striolatus Dana, 1852Danas Hermit Crab
Clibanarius virescens Krauss, 1843Coastal Hermit Crab
Coenobita caripes
Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Ruggie Hermit Crab
Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836Pale anemone hermit
Pagurus macardlei Alcock, 1905

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Southeast Tanzania
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
1
1
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