Diogenidae is a family of hermit crabs sometimes called the left-handed hermit crabs, because unlike most other hermit crabs the left claw is the enlarged one rather than the right. It holds 429 living species and a further 47 extinct ones, which makes it the second-largest family of marine hermit crabs after the Paguridae. The family includes genera such as Dardanus, Calcinus, Clibanarius, Diogenes, Paguristes and Petrochirus, along with several extinct fossil genera. Its members, like other hermit crabs, protect a soft spiral abdomen inside an empty shell.
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Decapoda, Taxa Source SeaLifeBase: Dardanus megistos (Whitespotted hermit) summary
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Source Dardanus megistos (Wikipedia)
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are a family of hermit crabs
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It comprises 429 extant species
View the SourceDardanus megistos (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Dardanus megistos, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Dardanus megistos, Lead
a species of hermit crab belonging to the family Diogenidae
SeaLifeBase: Dardanus megistos (Whitespotted hermit) summary
SeaLifeBaseChild Taxon Of: Decapoda, Classification / NamesQuote, Child Taxon Of: Decapoda, Classification / Names
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Diogenidae
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