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Family: Parapaguridae deepwater hermit crabs



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73 species
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Bivalvopagurus sinensis
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Oncopagurus bicristatus
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Oncopagurus conicus
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Oncopagurus elevatus
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Oncopagurus elongatus
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Oncopagurus glebosus
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Oncopagurus gracilis
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Oncopagurus haigae
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Oncopagurus indicus
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Oncopagurus minutus
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Oncopagurus mironovi
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Indo-West Pacific.

Oncopagurus monstrosus (Alcock, 1894)

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Oncopagurus monstrosus
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Oncopagurus oimos
[Deep water hermit crabs]
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Oncopagurus orientalis
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Oncopagurus pollicis
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Oncopagurus rossanae
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Oncopagurus stockmani
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Oncopagurus tuamotu
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Paragiopagurus acutus
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Paragiopagurus bicarinatus
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Paragiopagurus boletifer
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Paragiopagurus bougainvillei
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Paragiopagurus diogenes
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Paragiopagurus fasciatus
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Paragiopagurus hirsutus
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Paragiopagurus insolitus
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Paragiopagurus orthotenes
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Paragiopagurus oxychelos
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Paragiopagurus pacificus
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Paragiopagurus pilimanus
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Paragiopagurus rugosus
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Paragiopagurus ruticheles
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Paragiopagurus schnauzer
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Paragiopagurus trilineatus
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Paragiopagurus tuberculosus
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Paragiopagurus umbonatus
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Paragiopagurus ventilatus
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Paragiopagurus wallisi
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Parapagurus abyssorum
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Parapagurus africanus
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Parapagurus alaminos
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Parapagurus andersoni
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Parapagurus benedicti
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Parapagurus chuni
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Parapagurus furici
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Parapagurus holthuisi
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Parapagurus latimanus
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Parapagurus macrocerus
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Parapagurus nudus
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Parapagurus pilosimanus
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Parapagurus richeri
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Parapagurus sinensis
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Parapagurus spinimanus
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Probeebei mirabilis
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Strobopagurus breviacus
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Strobopagurus gracilipes
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Strobopagurus sibogae
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Sympagurus acinops
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Sympagurus affinis
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Sympagurus aurantium
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Photo by Richer de Forges, Bertrand

Indo-West Pacific.

Sympagurus brevipes (de Saint Laurent, 1972)

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Sympagurus brevipes
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Sympagurus burkenroadi
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Southern Hemisphere

Sympagurus dimorphus (Studer, 1883)

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Sympagurus dimorphus
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Sympagurus dofleini
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Sympagurus pictus
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Sympagurus planimanus
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Sympagurus poupini
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Sympagurus soela
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Sympagurus symmetricus
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Sympagurus trispinosus
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Sympagurus villosus
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Tylaspis anomala
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Typhlopagurus foresti
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bivalvopagurus sinensis Western Central Pacific 1972
Oncopagurus bicristatus Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Oncopagurus conicus Western Central Pacific. 2006
Oncopagurus elevatus Western Central Pacific. 2014
Oncopagurus elongatus Western Central Pacific. 2014
Oncopagurus glebosus Western Central Pacific. 1997
Oncopagurus gracilis Atlantic Ocean. 1888
Oncopagurus haigae Atlantic Ocean. 1972
Oncopagurus indicus Indo-Pacific 1905
Oncopagurus minutus Indo-Pacific 1896
Oncopagurus mironovi Southeast Pacific 1997
Oncopagurus monstrosus Indo-West Pacific. 1894
Oncopagurus oimos Deep water hermit crabs Eastern Central Pacific 1998
Oncopagurus orientalis Western Central Pacific 1972
Oncopagurus pollicis Western Central Pacific 2014
Oncopagurus rossanae Western Central Pacific 2014
Oncopagurus stockmani Southeast Pacific 1997
Oncopagurus tuamotu Eastern Central Pacific 1994
Paragiopagurus acutus Indo-West Pacific. 1972
Paragiopagurus bicarinatus Western Pacific 1972
Paragiopagurus boletifer Indo-Pacific. 1972
Paragiopagurus bougainvillei Eastern Central Pacific 1994
Paragiopagurus diogenes Indo-West Pacific. 1900
Paragiopagurus fasciatus Eastern Central Pacific 2003
Paragiopagurus hirsutus Western Pacific. 1972
Paragiopagurus insolitus Western Pacific. 1997
Paragiopagurus orthotenes Western Pacific. 2013
Paragiopagurus oxychelos Pacific Ocean 2013
Paragiopagurus pacificus Pacific Ocean 1925
Paragiopagurus pilimanus Western Central Atlantic. 1880
Paragiopagurus rugosus Eastern Central Pacific 1972
Paragiopagurus ruticheles Pacific Ocean and Eastern 1891
Paragiopagurus schnauzer Western Central Pacific. 2006
Paragiopagurus trilineatus Central Pacific 2013
Paragiopagurus tuberculosus Eastern Central Pacific 1972
Paragiopagurus umbonatus Central Pacific. 2013
Paragiopagurus ventilatus Northwest Pacific. 2004
Paragiopagurus wallisi Eastern Pacific 1994
Parapagurus abyssorum Atlantic Ocean 1855
Parapagurus africanus Atlantic Ocean 1972
Parapagurus alaminos Atlantic Ocean. 1986
Parapagurus andersoni Atlantic Ocean. 1896
Parapagurus benedicti Northwest Pacific 1972
Parapagurus chuni Northwest Pacific 1911
Parapagurus furici Western Central Pacific 1999
Parapagurus holthuisi Pacific and Antarctic Ind 1989
Parapagurus latimanus Western Pacific 1888
Parapagurus macrocerus Western Pacific 1955
Parapagurus nudus Atlantic Ocean. 1891
Parapagurus pilosimanus Atlantic Ocean. 1879
Parapagurus richeri Indo-Pacific. 1999
Parapagurus sinensis Indo-Pacific. 1972
Parapagurus spinimanus Indo-Pacific. 1911
Probeebei mirabilis Indo-Pacific. 1926
Strobopagurus breviacus Western Central Pacific 2004
Strobopagurus gracilipes Pacific Ocean and Eastern 1891
Strobopagurus sibogae Western Central Pacific 1972
Sympagurus acinops Western Central Pacific a 1989
Sympagurus affinis Indo-Pacific. 1888
Sympagurus aurantium Western Central Pacific 2004
Sympagurus brevipes Indo-West Pacific. 1972
Sympagurus burkenroadi Indo-West Pacific 1943
Sympagurus dimorphus Southern Hemisphere 1883
Sympagurus dofleini Indo-Pacific. 1912
Sympagurus pictus Western Atlantic. 1883
Sympagurus planimanus Indo-Pacific. 1972
Sympagurus poupini Pacific Ocean 1994
Sympagurus soela Western Central Pacific 1996
Sympagurus symmetricus Western Central Pacific 2004
Sympagurus trispinosus Indo-Pacific. 1911
Sympagurus villosus Western Central Pacific 1996
Tylaspis anomala Pacific Ocean 1885
Typhlopagurus foresti Pacific Ocean 1972



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