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Family: Diogenidae left-handed hermit crabs



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262 species (see list below)
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Allodardanus bredinii
[]
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Aniculus aniculus
[Hermit crab]
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Aniculus erythraeus
[Hairy red hermit crab]
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Aniculus hopperae
[Reticulated hawaiian hermit]

Photo by Auscape International

Indo-Pacific.

Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952

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Aniculus maximus
[Hairy yellow hermit]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Aniculus retipes Lewinsohn, 1982

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Aniculus retipes
[]
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Aniculus sibogae
[]

Photo by Bourjon, Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Aniculus ursus (Olivier, 1811)

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Aniculus ursus
[]
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Areopaguristes abbreviatus
[]
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Areopaguristes micheleae
[]
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Areopaguristes ngochoae
[]
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Areopaguristes perspicax
[]
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Bathynarius albicinctus
[]
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Bathynarius anomalus
[]
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Bathynarius pacificus
[Hermit crabs]
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Calcinus albengai
[]
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Calcinus anani
[]
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Calcinus argus
[Argus hermit]

Photo by Bourjon, Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Calcinus elegans (Milne-Edwards, 1836)

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Calcinus elegans
[Elegant hermit]
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Calcinus explorator
[]
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Calcinus fuscus
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Calcinus gaimardii (Milne-Edwards, 1848)

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Calcinus gaimardii
[]
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Calcinus gouti
[]
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Calcinus guamensis
[Guam hermit]
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Calcinus haigae
[Darkglove hermit]
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Calcinus hakahau
[]
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Calcinus hazletti
[Hawaiian whitefoot hermit]
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Calcinus imperialis
[]
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Calcinus inconspicuus
[]
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Calcinus isabellae
[]

Photo by Bourjon, Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Calcinus laevimanus (Randall, 1840)

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Calcinus laevimanus
[Hawaiian hermit]

Photo by Bourjon, Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Calcinus latens (Randall, 1840)

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Calcinus latens
[Hidden hermit]
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Calcinus laurentae
[Redleg calcinus]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific

Calcinus lineapropodus Morgan & Forest, 1991

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Calcinus lineapropodus
[]
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Calcinus mclaughlinae
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Calcinus minutus Buitendijk, 1937

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Calcinus minutus
[Small whiten hermit crab]
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Calcinus morgani
[Morgan's hermit crab]
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Calcinus nitidus
[]
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Calcinus orchidae
[]
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Calcinus pascuensis
[]
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Calcinus pictus
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.

Calcinus pulcher Forest, 1958

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Calcinus pulcher
[Pretty hermit crab]
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Calcinus revi
[]
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Calcinus rosaceus
[]
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Calcinus seurati
[Whitebanded hermit]
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Calcinus spicatus
[]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Calcinus tibicen
[Orangeclaw hermit]
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Calcinus vachoni
[]
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Calcinus vanninii
[]
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Cancellus frontalis
[]
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Cancellus heatherae
[]
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Cancellus ornatus
[]
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Cancellus rhynchogonus
[]
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Cancellus viridis
[]
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Ciliopagurus alcocki
[]
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Ciliopagurus galzini
[]
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Ciliopagurus hawaiiensis
[]
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Ciliopagurus krempfi
[]
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Ciliopagurus liui
[]
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Ciliopagurus major
[]
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Ciliopagurus pacificus
[]
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Ciliopagurus plessisi
[]
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Ciliopagurus shebae
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Ciliopagurus strigatus (Herbst, 1804)

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Ciliopagurus strigatus
[Halloween hermit crab]
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Ciliopagurus tenebrarum
[]
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Ciliopagurus tricolor
[]
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Ciliopagurus vakovako
[]
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Clibanarius aequabilis
[]
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Clibanarius albidigitus
[]
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Clibanarius antillensis
[]
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Clibanarius arethusa
[]
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Clibanarius bimaculatus
[]
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Clibanarius clibanarius
[]
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Clibanarius corallinus
[]
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Clibanarius cruentatus
[]
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Clibanarius cubensis
[Widestripe hermit]
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Clibanarius danai
[]
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Clibanarius demani
[]
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Clibanarius digueti
[Red leg hermit]
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Clibanarius englaucus
[]

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Mediterranean Sea.

Clibanarius erythropus (Latreille, 1818)

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Clibanarius erythropus
[]
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Clibanarius eurysternus
[]
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Clibanarius humilis
[]
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Clibanarius inaequalis
[]

Photo by Modi, Shuanak

Indo-West Pacific.

Clibanarius infraspinatus (Hilgendorf, 1869)

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Clibanarius infraspinatus
[]
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Clibanarius laevimanus
[]
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Clibanarius lineatus
[Mangrove hermit crab]
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Clibanarius longitarsus
[]
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Clibanarius merguiensis
[]
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Clibanarius padavensis
[]
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Clibanarius padaverensis
[]
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Clibanarius ransoni
[]
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Clibanarius rhabdodactylus
[]
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Clibanarius sclopetarius
[]
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Clibanarius serenei
[]
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Clibanarius signatus
[Tropical hermit crab]
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Clibanarius snelliusi
[]
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Clibanarius striolatus
[Danas hermit crab]

Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific

Clibanarius taeniatus (Milne-Edwards, 1848)

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Clibanarius taeniatus
[]
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Clibanarius tricolor
[Tricolor hermit]
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Clibanarius virescens
[Coastal hermit crabs]

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic

Clibanarius vittatus (Bosc, 1802)

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Clibanarius vittatus
[Thinstripe hermit]
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Clibanarius zebra
[Zebra hermit]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Indo-West Pacific, Atlant

Dardanus arrosor (Herbst, 1796)

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Dardanus arrosor
[Striated hermit crab]
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Dardanus aspersus
[]
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Dardanus australis
[]
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Dardanus balhibuon
[]
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Dardanus brachyops
[]

Photo by Rodrigues, Nuno Vasco

Eastern Atlantic and the

Dardanus calidus (Risso, 1827)

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Dardanus calidus
[Red hermit crab]
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Dardanus callichela
[]
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Dardanus crassimanus
[]
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Dardanus dearmatus
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Dardanus deformis (Milne-Edwards, 1836)

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Dardanus deformis
[Pale anemone hermit]
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Dardanus fucosus
[Bareye hermit]
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Dardanus gardineri
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Dardanus gemmatus (Milne-Edwards, 1848)

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Dardanus gemmatus
[Jeweled anemone hermit]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Dardanus guttatus (Olivier, 1812)

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Dardanus guttatus
[Blue knee hermit crab]
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Dardanus hessii
[]
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Dardanus imbricatus
[]
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Dardanus imnpressus
[Warty-leg hermit crab]
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Dardanus impressus
[]
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Dardanus insignis
[Red brocade hermit]

Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific

Dardanus lagopodes (Forsskål, 1775)

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Dardanus lagopodes
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Dardanus megistos (Herbst, 1804)

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Dardanus megistos
[Whitespotted hermit]

Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific

Dardanus pedunculatus (Herbst, 1804)

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Dardanus pedunculatus
[Anemone hermit crab]
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Dardanus robustus
[]
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Dardanus sanguinocarpus
[Bloody hermit]
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Dardanus scutellatus
[]
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Dardanus setifer
[]
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Dardanus squarrosus
[]
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Dardanus sulcatus
[]
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Dardanus tinctor
[Anemone carrier]
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Dardanus venosus
[Stareye hermit]
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Dardanus vulnerans
[]
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Dardanus woodmasoni
[]
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Diogenes alias
[]
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Diogenes arguinensis
[]
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Diogenes avarus
[]
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Diogenes berduri
[]
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Diogenes biramus
[]
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Diogenes brevirostris
[]
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Diogenes costatus
[]
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Diogenes crassus
[]
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Diogenes custos
[]
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Diogenes deflectomanus
[]
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Diogenes defrectomanus
[]
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Diogenes diogenes
[]
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Diogenes dubius
[]
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Diogenes edwardsii
[Edward's hermit crab]
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Diogenes erythromanus
[]
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Diogenes fasciatus
[]
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Diogenes gardineri
[]
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Diogenes goniochirus
[]
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Diogenes haigea
[]
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Diogenes inglei
[]
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Diogenes investigatoris
[]
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Diogenes jousseaumei
[]
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Diogenes jubatus
[]
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Diogenes karwarensis
[]
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Diogenes klaasi
[]
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Diogenes lanaris
[]
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Diogenes leptocerus
[]
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Diogenes lophochir
[]
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Diogenes magnus
[]
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Diogenes matabiru
[]
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Diogenes merguiensis
[]
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Diogenes minimus
[]
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Diogenes mixtus
[]
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Diogenes pallescens
[]
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Diogenes penicillatus
[Soft-hairy hermit crab]
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Diogenes persicus
[]
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Diogenes pisinnus
[]
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Diogenes planimanus
[]

Photo by Pillon, Roberto

Northeast Atlantic and th

Diogenes pugilator (Roux, 1829)

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Diogenes pugilator
[Small hermit crab]
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Diogenes rectimanus
[]
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Diogenes senex
[]
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Diogenes spinicarpus
[]
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Diogenes spinifrons
[]
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Diogenes tirmiziae
[]
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Diogenes tumidus
[]
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Isocheles pilosus
[Moon snail hermit]
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Isocheles wurdemanni
[Surf hermit]
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Loxopagurus loxochelis
[]
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Max. Length 2.1 cm CL
 
Paguristes acanthomerus
[]
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Paguristes aciculus
[]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm CL
 
Paguristes albimaculatus
[]
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Paguristes alcocki
[]
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Paguristes alegrias
[]
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Paguristes anahuachis
[]
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Paguristes angustitheca
[]
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Paguristes angustithecus
[]
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Paguristes anomalus
[]
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Paguristes arostratus
[]
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Paguristes bakeri
[Digger hermit]
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Paguristes brachyrostris
[]
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Paguristes brevirostris
[]
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Paguristes cadenati
[Red reef hermit]
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Paguristes calliopsis
[]
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Paguristes ciliatus
[]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm CL
 
Paguristes digitalis
[Golden-hairy hermit crab]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm CL
 
Paguristes doederleini
[]
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Paguristes eremita
[Eye spot hermit crab]
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Paguristes erythrops
[]
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Paguristes grayi
[]
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Paguristes hernancortezi
[]
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Paguristes hewatti
[]
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Paguristes hummi
[]
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Paguristes inconstans
[]
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Paguristes invisisacculus
[]
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Paguristes kimberleyensis
[]
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Paguristes lapillatus
[]
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Paguristes laticlavus
[]
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Paguristes lauriei
[]
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Paguristes limonensis
[]
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Paguristes longirostris
[]
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Paguristes luculentus
[]
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Paguristes lymani
[]
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Paguristes markhami
[]
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Paguristes moorei
[]
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Paguristes oculatus
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm CL
 
Paguristes ortmanni
[Ortmann's hermit crab]
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Paguristes oxyophthalmus
[]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm CL
 
Paguristes palythophilus
[]
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Paguristes paraguanensis
[]
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Paguristes parvus
[Island hermit]
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Paguristes perplexus
[]
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Paguristes puncticeps
[]
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Paguristes puniceus
[]
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Paguristes pusillus
[]
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Paguristes rectus
[]
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Paguristes robustus
[]
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Paguristes runyanae
[]
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Paguristes sayi
[]
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Paguristes seminudus
[]
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Paguristes sericeus
[Blue-eyed hermit]
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Paguristes spectabilis
[]
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Paguristes spinipes
[]
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Paguristes starcki
[]
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Paguristes streaensis
[]
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Paguristes subpilosus
[]
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Paguristes syrtensis
[]
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Paguristes tenuirostris
[]
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Paguristes tortugae
[Bandeye hermit]
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Paguristes triangulatus
[]
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Paguristes turgidus
[Orange hairy hermit]
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Paguristes turkayi
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm CL
 
Paguristes ulreyi
[Furry hermit]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm CL
 
Paguristes versus
[]
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Paguristes wassi
[]
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Paguristes weddelli
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Allodardanus bredinii Western Central Atlantic 1965
Aniculus aniculus Hermit crab Indo-Pacific.
Aniculus erythraeus Hairy red hermit crab Indo-Pacific. 1984
Aniculus hopperae Reticulated hawaiian hermit Eastern Central Pacific. 1996
Aniculus maximus Hairy yellow hermit Indo-Pacific. 1952
Aniculus retipes Indo-Pacific. 1982
Aniculus sibogae Western Central Pacific 1984
Aniculus ursus Indo-Pacific. 1811
Areopaguristes abbreviatus Western Indian Ocean 1963
Areopaguristes micheleae Western Central Pacific 2005
Areopaguristes ngochoae Western Central Pacific 2005
Areopaguristes perspicax Western Indian Ocean. 1906
Bathynarius albicinctus Indo-Pacific 1905
Bathynarius anomalus Indo-Pacific 1893
Bathynarius pacificus Hermit crabs Eastern Central Pacific 1993
Calcinus albengai Eastern Central Pacific 2003
Calcinus anani Eastern Central Pacific 1998
Calcinus argus Argus hermit Indo-West Pacific. 1984
Calcinus elegans Elegant hermit Indo-Pacific. 1836
Calcinus explorator Southeast Pacific 1930
Calcinus fuscus Southeast Pacific 2012
Calcinus gaimardii Indo-Pacific. 1848
Calcinus gouti Eastern Central Pacific 1997
Calcinus guamensis Guam hermit Indo-Pacific. 1984
Calcinus haigae Darkglove hermit Indo-Pacific. 1984
Calcinus hakahau Eastern Central Pacific 1998
Calcinus hazletti Hawaiian whitefoot hermit Eastern Central Pacific 1984
Calcinus imperialis Indo-Pacific. 1901
Calcinus inconspicuus Indo-West Pacific 1991
Calcinus isabellae Pacific Ocean. 1997
Calcinus laevimanus Hawaiian hermit Indo-Pacific 1840
Calcinus latens Hidden hermit Indo-Pacific. 1840
Calcinus laurentae Redleg calcinus Central Pacific 1984
Calcinus lineapropodus Indo-West Pacific 1991
Calcinus mclaughlinae Indo-West Pacific 2006
Calcinus minutus Small whiten hermit crab Indo-Pacific 1937
Calcinus morgani Morgan's hermit crab Indo-Pacific 1998
Calcinus nitidus Eastern Central Pacific 1865
Calcinus orchidae Eastern Central Pacific 1997
Calcinus pascuensis Southeast Pacific 1974
Calcinus pictus Eastern Central Pacific 1839
Calcinus pulcher Pretty hermit crab Indo-West Pacific. 1958
Calcinus revi Pacific Ocean 1998
Calcinus rosaceus Western Indian Ocean 1861
Calcinus seurati Whitebanded hermit Indo-Pacific. 1951
Calcinus spicatus Indo-Pacific. 1951
Calcinus tibicen Orangeclaw hermit Southwest Atlantic 0.8 DL 1791
Calcinus vachoni Indo-Pacific. 1958
Calcinus vanninii Indo-Pacific. 1994
Cancellus frontalis Southwest Pacific 2000
Cancellus heatherae Southwest Pacific 2020
Cancellus ornatus Western Atlantic. 1901
Cancellus rhynchogonus Southwest Pacific 2000
Cancellus viridis Western Central Atlantic. 1973
Ciliopagurus alcocki Western Pacific 1995
Ciliopagurus galzini Indo-Pacific. 2009
Ciliopagurus hawaiiensis Indo-Pacific. 1975
Ciliopagurus krempfi Indo-Pacific. 1952
Ciliopagurus liui Northwest Pacific 1995
Ciliopagurus major Eastern Central Pacific 1995
Ciliopagurus pacificus Central Pacific. 1995
Ciliopagurus plessisi Eastern Central Pacific 1995
Ciliopagurus shebae Eastern Central Pacific 1969
Ciliopagurus strigatus Halloween hermit crab Indo-Pacific 1804
Ciliopagurus tenebrarum Northwest Pacific 1905
Ciliopagurus tricolor Northwest Pacific 1995
Ciliopagurus vakovako Eastern Central Pacific 2001
Clibanarius aequabilis Atlantic Ocean and Wester 1852
Clibanarius albidigitus Eastern Central Pacific 1901
Clibanarius antillensis Western Central Atlantic 1862
Clibanarius arethusa Indo-West Pacific 1888
Clibanarius bimaculatus Northwest Pacific 1849
Clibanarius clibanarius Indo-West Pacific 1791
Clibanarius corallinus Indo-Pacific. 1848
Clibanarius cruentatus Indo-West Pacific. 1848
Clibanarius cubensis Widestripe hermit Western Atlantic Ocean. 1858
Clibanarius danai Indo-Pacific. 1993
Clibanarius demani Indo-West Pacific 1937
Clibanarius digueti Red leg hermit Western Central Atlantic 1898
Clibanarius englaucus Western Central Pacific 1972
Clibanarius erythropus Mediterranean Sea. 1818
Clibanarius eurysternus Indo-Pacific 1879
Clibanarius humilis Indo-Pacific. 1851
Clibanarius inaequalis Northwest Pacific 1849
Clibanarius infraspinatus Indo-West Pacific. 1869
Clibanarius laevimanus Indo-West Pacific. 1937
Clibanarius lineatus Mangrove hermit crab To be filled. 1848
Clibanarius longitarsus Indo-West Pacific. 1849
Clibanarius merguiensis Indo-Pacific 1888
Clibanarius padavensis Indo-West Pacific. 1888
Clibanarius padaverensis Indo-West Pacific. 1888
Clibanarius ransoni Indo-Pacific 1953
Clibanarius rhabdodactylus Indo-Pacific. 1953
Clibanarius sclopetarius Western Central Pacific 1796
Clibanarius serenei Western Pacific. 1993
Clibanarius signatus Tropical hermit crab Western Indian Ocean. 1861
Clibanarius snelliusi Western Pacific 1937
Clibanarius striolatus Danas hermit crab Indo-West Pacific 1852
Clibanarius taeniatus Indo-West Pacific 1848
Clibanarius tricolor Tricolor hermit Western Atlantic Ocean an 1850
Clibanarius virescens Coastal hermit crabs Indo-West Pacific 1843
Clibanarius vittatus Thinstripe hermit Western Atlantic 1802
Clibanarius zebra Zebra hermit Pacific Ocean. 1851
Dardanus arrosor Striated hermit crab Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 1796
Dardanus aspersus Northwest Pacific 1846
Dardanus australis Indo-Pacific. 1991
Dardanus balhibuon Western Central Pacific 2018
Dardanus brachyops Pacific Ocean. 1962
Dardanus calidus Red hermit crab Eastern Atlantic and the 1827
Dardanus callichela Indo-West Pacific. 1989
Dardanus crassimanus Indo-West Pacific 1836
Dardanus dearmatus Indo-Pacific. 1888
Dardanus deformis Pale anemone hermit Indo-Pacific 1836
Dardanus fucosus Bareye hermit Southeast Pacific and Wes 1972
Dardanus gardineri Western Indian Ocean 1905
Dardanus gemmatus Jeweled anemone hermit Indo-Pacific 1848
Dardanus guttatus Blue knee hermit crab Indo-Pacific 1812
Dardanus hessii Indo-West Pacific 1884
Dardanus imbricatus Eastern Indian Ocean 1848
Dardanus imnpressus Warty-leg hermit crab Northwest Pacific 1849
Dardanus impressus Northwest Pacific 1849
Dardanus insignis Red brocade hermit Southwest Atlantic 1858
Dardanus lagopodes Indo-Pacific 1775
Dardanus megistos Whitespotted hermit Indo-Pacific 20 TL 1804
Dardanus pedunculatus Anemone hermit crab Indo-Pacific 1804
Dardanus robustus Pacific Ocean 2006
Dardanus sanguinocarpus Bloody hermit Pacific Ocean. 1925
Dardanus scutellatus Indo-Pacific 1848
Dardanus setifer Indo-West Pacific 1848
Dardanus squarrosus Eastern Indian Ocean 1989
Dardanus sulcatus Eastern Indian Ocean 1925
Dardanus tinctor Anemone carrier Indo-West Pacific. 1775
Dardanus venosus Stareye hermit Southwest Atlantic 1848
Dardanus vulnerans Indo-West Pacific. 1892
Dardanus woodmasoni Indo-West Pacific 1905
Diogenes alias Indo-West Pacific. 2001
Diogenes arguinensis Indo-West Pacific. 2022
Diogenes avarus Indo-West Pacific 1865
Diogenes berduri Indo-West Pacific 2021
Diogenes biramus Eastern Indian Ocean 1987
Diogenes brevirostris Western Central Pacific 1858
Diogenes costatus Western Indian Ocean 1893
Diogenes crassus Eastern Indian Ocean 2020
Diogenes custos Indo-West Pacific 1798
Diogenes deflectomanus Northwest Pacific 1980
Diogenes defrectomanus Northwest Pacific 1980
Diogenes diogenes Indo-West Pacific 1791
Diogenes dubius Indo-West Pacific. 1804
Diogenes edwardsii Edward's hermit crab Indo-West Pacific and Atl 1849
Diogenes erythromanus Indo-West Pacific and Atl 2022
Diogenes fasciatus Indo-West Pacific 1995
Diogenes gardineri Indo-Pacific 1905
Diogenes goniochirus Western Pacific 1956
Diogenes haigea Western Central Pacific 2020
Diogenes inglei Western Central Pacific 1997
Diogenes investigatoris Indo-West Pacific 1905
Diogenes jousseaumei Indo-West Pacific 1897
Diogenes jubatus Western Central Pacific 1903
Diogenes karwarensis Western Indian Ocean. 1989
Diogenes klaasi Indian Ocean. 1995
Diogenes lanaris Western Central Pacific 1937
Diogenes leptocerus Indo-West Pacific 1957
Diogenes lophochir Western Pacific 1989
Diogenes magnus Western Central Pacific 2020
Diogenes matabiru Western Central Pacific 2022
Diogenes merguiensis Indo-West Pacific 1888
Diogenes minimus Indo-West Pacific 2020
Diogenes mixtus Western Pacific 1902
Diogenes pallescens Indo-Pacific. 1897
Diogenes penicillatus Soft-hairy hermit crab Northwest Pacific 1858
Diogenes persicus Western Indian Ocean 1905
Diogenes pisinnus Western Indian Ocean 2022
Diogenes planimanus Indo-West Pacific. 1893
Diogenes pugilator Small hermit crab Northeast Atlantic and th 1829
Diogenes rectimanus Indian Ocean 1884
Diogenes senex Indo-West Pacific 1865
Diogenes spinicarpus Western Central Pacific 1995
Diogenes spinifrons Northwest Pacific 1849
Diogenes tirmiziae Western Indian Ocean 2003
Diogenes tumidus Western Central Pacific 1995
Isocheles pilosus Moon snail hermit Eastern Central Pacific 1900
Isocheles wurdemanni Surf hermit Western Atlantic Ocean. 1862
Loxopagurus loxochelis Endemic to Southwest Atla 1901
Paguristes acanthomerus Northwest Pacific 2.1 CL 1892
Paguristes aciculus Western Pacific 1905
Paguristes albimaculatus Northwest Pacific 0.8 CL 2001
Paguristes alcocki Western Central Pacific 2005
Paguristes alegrias Eastern Indian Ocean 1987
Paguristes anahuachis Eastern Central Pacific 1938
Paguristes angustitheca Eastern Central Pacific
Paguristes angustithecus Eastern Central Pacific 1974
Paguristes anomalus Western Central Atlantic. 1918
Paguristes arostratus Western Central Pacific 2006
Paguristes bakeri Digger hermit East Pacific. 1900
Paguristes brachyrostris Western Central Pacific 2006
Paguristes brevirostris Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Paguristes cadenati Red reef hermit Western Atlantic Ocean 1954
Paguristes calliopsis Western Atlantic Ocean
Paguristes ciliatus Indo-West Pacific 1862
Paguristes digitalis Golden-hairy hermit crab Northwest Pacific 1.4 CL 1858
Paguristes doederleini Northwest Pacific 0.7 CL 2001
Paguristes eremita Eye spot hermit crab Mediterranean Sea. 1767
Paguristes erythrops Southwest Atlantic 1959
Paguristes grayi Western Central Atlantic. 1901
Paguristes hernancortezi Western Central Atlantic. 1974
Paguristes hewatti Western Central Atlantic. 1963
Paguristes hummi Western Central Atlantic 1955
Paguristes inconstans Western Central Atlantic. 1974
Paguristes invisisacculus Western Central Atlantic. 1974
Paguristes kimberleyensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1991
Paguristes lapillatus Eastern Indian Ocean
Paguristes laticlavus Eastern Indian Ocean 1974
Paguristes lauriei Eastern Indian Ocean 1998
Paguristes limonensis Western Central Atlantic 1974
Paguristes longirostris Indo-West Pacific 1851
Paguristes luculentus Western Indian Ocean 2015
Paguristes lymani Western Central Atlantic. 1893
Paguristes markhami Western Atlantic Ocean 1996
Paguristes moorei Western Central Atlantic. 1901
Paguristes oculatus Mediterranean Sea. 1775
Paguristes ortmanni Ortmann's hermit crab Western Pacific 1.3 CL 1978
Paguristes oxyophthalmus Western Central Atlantic 1959
Paguristes palythophilus Western Pacific 1.1 CL 1892
Paguristes paraguanensis Western Pacific
Paguristes parvus Island hermit East Pacific. 1900
Paguristes perplexus East Pacific.
Paguristes puncticeps Western Central Atlantic. 1901
Paguristes puniceus Indo-West Pacific 1896
Paguristes pusillus Indo-West Pacific. 1896
Paguristes rectus Indo-West Pacific. 2021
Paguristes robustus Southwest Atlantic 1967
Paguristes runyanae Western Central Pacific 1988
Paguristes sayi Western Central Pacific 1893
Paguristes seminudus Northwest Pacific 1858
Paguristes sericeus Blue-eyed hermit Western Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Paguristes spectabilis Western Atlantic Ocean. 1975
Paguristes spinipes Southwest Atlantic 1880
Paguristes starcki Western Central Atlantic 1965
Paguristes streaensis Mediterranean Sea. 1984
Paguristes subpilosus Southwest Pacific 1888
Paguristes syrtensis Mediterranean Sea. 1971
Paguristes tenuirostris Mediterranean Sea.
Paguristes tortugae Bandeye hermit Western Atlantic 1933
Paguristes triangulatus Western Central Atlantic. 1893
Paguristes turgidus Orange hairy hermit Eastern Pacific 1856
Paguristes turkayi Eastern Pacific 2022
Paguristes ulreyi Furry hermit Eastern Pacific 2.5 CL 1921
Paguristes versus Western Pacific 0.7 CL 2001
Paguristes wassi Western Central Atlantic. 1961
Paguristes weddelli Southeast Pacific 1848



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