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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Pilumnidae hairy crabs

Genus: Pilumnus

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49 species (see list below)
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Pilumnus acutifrons
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Pilumnus alcocki
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Pilumnus bleekeri
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Pilumnus caerulescens
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Pilumnus caribaeus
[Coarsespined hairy crab]
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Pilumnus cursor
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Max. Length 0.9 cm CW
 
Pilumnus dasypodus
[Shortspined hairy crab]
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Pilumnus floridanus
[Plumed hairy crab]
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Pilumnus gemmatus
[Tuberculate hairy crab]
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Pilumnus gracilipes
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Fenwick, David

Northeast Atlantic and th

Pilumnus hirtellus(Linnaeus, 1761)

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Pilumnus hirtellus
[Bristly crab]
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Pilumnus holosericus
[Roseate hairy crab]
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Pilumnus incanus
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Pilumnus lacteus
[Velvet hairy crab]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.

Pilumnus longicornisHilgendorf, 1878

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Pilumnus longicornis
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Pilumnus longipes
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Pilumnus longleyi
[Studded hairy crab]
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Pilumnus lumpinus
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Pilumnus marshi
[Quadrate hairy crab]
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Pilumnus merodentatus
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Pilumnus miersii
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Pilumnus minutus
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Pilumnus murphyi
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Pilumnus novaezealandiae
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Pilumnus nudimanus
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Pilumnus nuttingi
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Pilumnus oahuensis
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Pilumnus ohshimai
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Pilumnus pannosus
[Beaded hairy crab]
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Pilumnus parvulus
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Pilumnus parvusi
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Pilumnus persicus
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Pilumnus propinquus
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Pilumnus pulcher
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Pilumnus purpureus
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Pilumnus ransoni
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Max. Length 0.7 cm CW
 
Pilumnus reticulatus
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Pilumnus rufopunctatus
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Pilumnus savignyi
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O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic Ocean.

Pilumnus sayiRathbun, 1897

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Pilumnus sayi
[Spineback hairy crab]
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Pilumnus scabriusculus
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Pilumnus semilanatus
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Coudre, Christian

Mediterranean and Western

Pilumnus spiniferMilne-Edwards, 1834

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Pilumnus spinifer
[Red hairy crab]
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Pilumnus spinohirsutus
[Retiring hairy crab]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm CW
 
Pilumnus spinosissimus
[Longspined hairy crab]
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Pilumnus swajayai
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Pilumnus taeniola
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Pilumnus tahitensis
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific

Pilumnus vespertilio(Fabricus, 1793)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Pilumnus vespertilio
[Bad day hair crab]


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