Ciliopagurus

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: Rupelian–Recent
Halloween hermit crab, C. strigatus
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Ciliopagurus

Forest, 1995 [1]
Type species
Cancer strigatus [2]
Herbst, 1804

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References

  1. Patsy McLaughlin (2009). P. McLaughlin (ed.). "Ciliopagurus Forest, 1995". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. "Ciliopagurus Forest, 1995". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 August 2010.


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