Porcellanopagurus is a genus of hermit crabs.[1][2] The genus occurs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[2]

Porcellanopagurus
Outline dorsal view of the body of Porcellanopagurus sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Paguridae
Genus: Porcellanopagurus
Filhol, 1885
Type species
Porcellanopagurus edwardsi
Filhol, 1885

Description

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Porcellanopagurus is unusual among hermit crabs in that the body is largely symmetrical, with the abdomen held recurved above the cephalothorax. L. A. Borradaile interpreted Porcellanopagurus as being an independent instance of carcinisation among the Anomura.[3]

Species

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Porcellanopagurus contains the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b DecaNet (2023). "Porcellanopagurus Filhol, 1985". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Porcellanopagurus Filhol, 1885". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ^ McLaughlin, Patsy A. & Rafael Lemaitre (1997). "Carcinization in the anomura – fact or fiction? I. Evidence from adult morphology". Contributions to Zoology. 67 (2): 79–123. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2011-10-25. PDF

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