Paguridae

Paguridae

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Paguridae: /pəˈɡʊrɪdiː/

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Images

Pagurus longicarpus (I0349) (13048547113) by Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Hermit Crab (Pagurus samuelis) (3108615732) by Jerry Kirkhart from Los Osos, Calif.. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Blue-banded Hermit Crab crop by Blue-banded_Hermit_Crab.jpg: Linda Tanner derivative work: Stemonitis (talk). Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Blue-banded Hermit Crab by Linda Tanner. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Pagurussamuelis by jkirkhart35. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Hermit crabs scavenge at Gumboot chiton 1 by Brocken Inaglory. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Summary

Paguridae is a family of hermit crabs consisting of over 600 species distributed across nearly 90 genera.

Evolution

The Paguridae are thought to give rise to the Lithodidae, with some ancestors potentially placed within the genus Pagurus.

Similar Taxa

Tags

  • Paguridae
  • hermit crabs
  • Decapoda
  • Pagurus