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Family: Diogenidae left-handed hermit crabs



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264 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]

Auscape International

Indo-Pacific.

Aniculus maximusEdmondson, 1952

Photo by Auscape International
 
Aniculus maximus
[Hairy yellow hermit]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Aniculus retipesLewinsohn, 1982

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Aniculus retipes
[]
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Aniculus sibogae
[]

Bourjon, Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Aniculus ursus(Olivier, 1811)

Photo by Bourjon, Philippe
 
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]
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Calcinus dapsiles
[]

Bourjon, Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Calcinus elegans(Milne-Edwards, 1836)

Photo by Bourjon, Philippe
 
Calcinus elegans
[Elegant hermit]
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Calcinus explorator
[]
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Calcinus fuscus
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Calcinus gaimardii(Milne-Edwards, 1848)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
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
[]

Bourjon, Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Calcinus laevimanus(Randall, 1840)

Photo by Bourjon, Philippe
 
Calcinus laevimanus
[Hawaiian hermit]

Bourjon, Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Calcinus latens(Randall, 1840)

Photo by Bourjon, Philippe
 
Calcinus latens
[Hidden hermit]
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Calcinus laurentae
[Redleg calcinus]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific

Calcinus lineapropodusMorgan & Forest, 1991

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Calcinus lineapropodus
[]
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Calcinus mclaughlinae
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Calcinus minutusBuitendijk, 1937

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
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
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.

Calcinus pulcherForest, 1958

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
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
[]

Auscape International

Indo-Pacific

Ciliopagurus strigatus(Herbst, 1804)

Photo by Auscape International
 
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
[]

Auscape International

Mediterranean Sea.

Clibanarius erythropus(Latreille, 1818)

Photo by Auscape International
 
Clibanarius erythropus
[]
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Clibanarius eurysternus
[]
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Clibanarius humilis
[]
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Clibanarius inaequalis
[]

Modi, Shuanak

Indo-West Pacific.

Clibanarius infraspinatus(Hilgendorf, 1869)

Photo by Modi, Shuanak
 
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]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific

Clibanarius taeniatus(Milne-Edwards, 1848)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Clibanarius taeniatus
[]
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Clibanarius tricolor
[Tricolor hermit]
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Clibanarius virescens
[Coastal hermit crabs]

O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic

Clibanarius vittatus(Bosc, 1802)

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Clibanarius vittatus
[Thinstripe hermit]
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Clibanarius zebra
[Zebra hermit]

Coudre, Christian

Indo-West Pacific, Atlant

Dardanus arrosor(Herbst, 1796)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
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
[]

Rodrigues, Nuno Vasco

Eastern Atlantic and the

Dardanus calidus(Risso, 1827)

Photo by Rodrigues, Nuno Vasco
 
Dardanus calidus
[Red hermit crab]
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Dardanus callichela
[]
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Dardanus crassimanus
[]
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Dardanus dearmatus
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Dardanus deformis(Milne-Edwards, 1836)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Dardanus deformis
[Pale anemone hermit]
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Dardanus fucosus
[Bareye hermit]
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Dardanus gardineri
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Dardanus gemmatus(Milne-Edwards, 1848)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Dardanus gemmatus
[Jeweled anemone hermit]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific

Dardanus guttatus(Olivier, 1812)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
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]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific

Dardanus lagopodes(Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Dardanus lagopodes
[]

Harasti, David

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

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Dardanus megistos
[Whitespotted hermit]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific

Dardanus pedunculatus(Herbst, 1804)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
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
[]

Pillon, Roberto

Northeast Atlantic and th

Diogenes pugilator(Roux, 1829)

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
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
[]
No picture found

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
[]
No picture found
 
Paguristes cadenati
[Red reef hermit]
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Paguristes calliopsis
[]
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Paguristes ciliatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm CL
 
Paguristes digitalis
[Golden-hairy hermit crab]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm CL
 
Paguristes doederleini
[]
No picture found
 
Paguristes eremita
[Eye spot hermit crab]
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Paguristes erythrops
[]
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Paguristes frontalis
[]
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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]
No picture found
 
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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