Coenobitidae

The Coenobitidae are the family of terrestrial hermit crabs, widely known for their land-living habits. They are found in coastal tropical regions around the world and require access to the ocean to breed. The 17 species are placed in two genera:[1]

Image	Genus	Living species
	Coenobita Latreille, 1829	Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852 Coenobita carnescens Dana, 1851 Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858 Coenobita clypeatus (Fabricius, 1787) Coenobita compressus H. Milne-Edwards, 1836 Coenobita longitarsis De Man, 1902 Coenobita olivieri Owen, 1839 Coenobita perlatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 Coenobita pseudorugosus Nakasone, 1988 Coenobita purpureus Stimpson, 1858 Coenobita rubescens Greeff, 1884 Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 Coenobita scaevola (Forskål, 1775) Coenobita spinosus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 Coenobita variabilis McCulloch, 1909 Coenobita violascens Heller, 1862 Coenobita lila Rahayu, Shih & Ng, 2016
	Birgus Leach, 1816	Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1767) – coconut crab

Coenobitidae
Coenobita perlatus
Coconut crab, Birgus latro
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Superfamily:	Paguroidea
Family:	Coenobitidae Dana, 1851
Genera
Birgus Coenobita

References

1. Patsy A. McLaughlin; Tomoyuki Komai; Rafael Lemaitre; Dwi Listyo Rahayu (2010). Martyn E. Y. Low; S. H. Tan (eds.). "Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea, Part I – Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea" (PDF). Zootaxa. Suppl. 23: 5–107.

External links

• Media related to Coenobitidae at Wikimedia Commons
• Patsy McLaughlin (2011). Lemaitre R, McLaughlin P (eds.). "Coenobitidae". World Paguroidea & Lomisoidea database. World Register of Marine Species.