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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Diogenidae left-handed hermit crabs

Genus: Paguristes

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68 species (see list below)
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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 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]
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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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