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Checklist for Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 (Hermit crabs)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
518
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
517
1012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
81
341
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
81
341
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
74
319
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
12
35
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Paguroidea
Latreille, 1802
Hermit crabs
4
16
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
4 Families width 54 Species
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs33SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
16 Genera with 54 Species
Aniculus Dana, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Birgus Leach, 1767coconut crab1SpeciesTaxom
Calcinus Dana, 17916SpeciesTaxom
Cancellus H. Milne Edw..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Catapagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Ciliopagurus Forest, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 186210SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 190512SpeciesTaxom
Diogener
0SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18367SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Spiropagurus Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympagurus Smith, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
54 Species
Aniculus aniculus Fabricius, 1787Scaly-legged Hermit-Crab
Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952Hairy Orange Hermit Crab
Aniculus retipes Lewinsohn, 1982Hariy Netted Hermit Crab
Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767Coconut Crab
Calcinus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1848Gaimard's Hermit Crab
Calcinus herbsti (Fize & Serene, 1955)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian hermit
Calcinus latens Randall, 1840Green Hermit Crab
Calcinus pulcher Forest, 1958Beautiful Hermit Crab
Calcinus tibicen (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Ciliopagurus haigae Forest, 1995
Ciliopagurus shebae Lewinsohn, 1969Sheba Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804Cone Shell Hermit Crab
Ciliopagurus tricolor Forest, 1995Tricolor Hermit Crab
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Clibanarius eurysternus Hilgendorf, 1879Blak-striped Clibanatius
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 caripes
Coenobita carnescens Dana, 1851Terrestrial 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 arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated 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 sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Hairy Hermit Crab
Dardanus scutellatus H. Milne Edw..., 1848Scaly Hermit Crab
Dardanus setifer H. Milne Edw..., 1836Setiferous Hermit Crab
Dardanus tinctor Forskål, 1775Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus woodmasoni Alcock, 1905Woodmansoni Hermit Crab
Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge, 1897Bali Hermit Crab
Diogenes senex Heller, 1865Gorman's buttercup
Pagurus deformis (H. Milne Edw..., 1836)⇒ Dardanus deformis H. Milne Edw..., 1836
Pagurus euopsis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Dardanus lagopodes Forskål, 1775
Pagurus hirtimanus Miers, 1880Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus macardlei Alcock, 1905
Pagurus megistos (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Pagurus punctulatus (Oliver, 1811)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Pagurus tibicen (H. Milne Edw..., 1836)⇒ Calcinus laevimanus Randall, 1840
Parapagurus pilosimanus Smith, 1879
Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin &..., 1989Broadhand coral hermit
Sympagurus dofleini Balss, 1912Doflein's Hermit Crab

Subnodes of Paguroidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyCoenobitidae
Dana, 1851
Land hermit crabs
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiogenidae
Ortmann, 1892
Left-handed hermit crabs, Lefthanded hermit crabs
8
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPaguridae
Latreille, 1802
Hermit Crabs, Right-handed hermit crabs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

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