Ciliopagurus is a genus of hermit crabs, of the family Diogenidae, which are sometimes referred to as the "left-handed hermit crabs",[3] because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, the left chela (claw) is enlarged instead of the right. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[2]
| Ciliopagurus Temporal range:
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| Halloween hermit crab, C. strigatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: | Ciliopagurus Forest, 1995 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Cancer strigatus [2] Herbst, 1804
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Species edit
- Ciliopagurus albatrossi Forest, 1995
- Ciliopagurus alcocki Forest, 1995
- Ciliopagurus babai Forest, 1995
- Ciliopagurus caparti (Forest, 1952)
- Ciliopagurus galzini Poupin & Malay, 2009
- Ciliopagurus haigae Forest, 1995
- Ciliopagurus hawaiiensis (McLaughlin & Baily-Brock, 1975)
- Ciliopagurus krempfi (Forest, 1952)
- Ciliopagurus liui Forest, 1995
- Ciliopagurus macrolepis Forest, 1995
- Ciliopagurus major Forest, 1995
- † Ciliopagurus obesus van Bakel, Jagt & Fraaije, 2003
- Ciliopagurus pacificus Forest, 1995
- Ciliopagurus plessisi Forest, 1995
- Ciliopagurus shebae (Lewinsohn, 1969)
- Ciliopagurus strigatus (Herbst, 1804)
- † Ciliopagurus substriatiformis (Lorenthey, 1929)
- Ciliopagurus tenebrarum (Alcock, 1905)
- Ciliopagurus tricolor Forest, 1995
- Ciliopagurus vakovako Poupin, 2001
References edit
- ^ Patsy McLaughlin (2009). P. McLaughlin (ed.). "Ciliopagurus Forest, 1995". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ a b P. J. F. Davie (2002). "Diogenidae". Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida (Part 2), Decapoda: Anomura, Brachyura. Volume 19 of Zoological Catalogue of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 36–57. ISBN 978-0-643-06792-9.
- ^ "Ciliopagurus Forest, 1995". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
External links edit
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