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Cancellus (crustacean)
''Cancellus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Members of this genus are most commonly found living in small crevices in the outer Continental shelf, contintental shelf at Mesophotic coral reef, mesophotic depths. They can be found living in rocks, Sponge, sponges, and algae among other places. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Four species are known from the western Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic (''C. heatherae'', ''C. ornatus'', ''C. viridis'', and C. ''spongicola''). Species ''Cancellus'' contains 17 species: * ''Cancellus canaliculatus'' (Herbst, 1804) * ''Cancellus frontalis'' Forest & McLaughlin, 2000 *''Cancellus heatherae'' * ''Cancellus investigatoris'' Alcock, 1905 * ''Cancellus laticoxa'' Forest & McLaughlin, 2000 * ''Cancellus macrothrix'' Stebbing, 1924 * ''Cancellus mayoae'' Forest & McLaughlin, 1998 * ''Cancellus ornatus'' Benedict, 1901 * ''Cancellus panglaoensis'' McLaughlin, 2008 * ''Cancellus parfaiti'' A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 18 ...
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