''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically

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like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', the only known hermit crab species that spends all its life in

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. The feeding rates of ''Clibanarius spp.'' change with temperature which, given their broad distributions, may have considerable consequences for the stability reef systems as sea temperatures rise in the future. They are

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s, but mostly prey on small animals and scavenge

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Species

As of 2009, about sixty species are recognized in ''Clibanarius''; new species are discovered and described occasionally. Others have been placed here at one time or another but are now assigned to other genera of Diogenidae, namely '' Bathynarius,

Calcinus ''Calcinus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae The Diogenidae are a family of hermit crabs, sometimes known as "left-handed hermit crabs" because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, its left chela (claw) is enlarged in ...

, Paguristes, Strigopagurus'' and '' Trizopagurus''. The ''Clibanarius'' species are: *''

Clibanarius aequabilis ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', the ...

'' (Dana, 1851) *''

Clibanarius africanus ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', the ...

'' Aurivillus, 1898 *''

Clibanarius albidigitus ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', the ...

'' Nobili, 1901 *''

Clibanarius ambonensis ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', the ...

'' Rahayu & Forest, 1993 *''

Clibanarius antennatus ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', the ...

'' Rahayu & Forest, 1993 *''

Clibanarius antillensis ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', the ...

'' Stimpson, 1859 *''

Clibanarius arethusa ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', the ...

'' De Man, 1888 *''

Clibanarius astathes ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', the ...

'' (Stebbing, 1924) *''

Clibanarius bimaculatus ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', the ...

'' De Haan, 1849 *''

Clibanarius bistriatus ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', the ...

'' Rahayu & Forest, 1993 *''

Clibanarius boschmai ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', th ...

'' Buitendijk, 1937 *''

Clibanarius carnifex ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'' ...

'' Heller, 1861 *'' Clibanarius chapini'' Schmitt, 1926 *'' Clibanarius clibanarius'' (Herbst, 1791) *''

Clibanarius cooki ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'' ...

'' Rathbun, 1900 *'' Clibanarius corallinus'' (H. Milne-Edwards, 1848) *'' Clibanarius cruentatus'' (H. Milne-Edwards, 1848) *'' Clibanarius danai'' Rahayu & Forest, 1993 *''

Clibanarius demani ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', the ...

'' Buitendijk, 1937 *'' Clibanarius digueti'' Bouvier, 1898 *''

Clibanarius englaucus ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', th ...

'' Ball & Haig, 1972 *''

Clibanarius erythropus ''Clibanarius erythropus'' is a species of hermit crab that lives in rockpools and sublittoral waters. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Azores to Brittany, the Channel Islands and as far north as ...

'' (Latreille, 1818) *'' Clibanarius eurysternus'' ( Hilgendorf, 1879) *''

Clibanarius fonticola ''Clibanarius fonticola'' is the only species of hermit crab in the world that lives in fresh water. It is found on the island of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. While a number of other hermit crabs are terrestrial animal, terrestrial or live in estuar ...

'' McLaughlin & Murray, 1990 *''

Clibanarius foresti ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'' ...

'' Holthuis, 1959 *'' Clibanarius harisi'' Rahayu, 2003 *''

Clibanarius hirsutimanus ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', th ...

'' Kobjakova, 1971 *''

Clibanarius humilis ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'' ...

'' (Dana, 1851) *'' Clibanarius inaequalis'' (De Haan, 1849) *''

Clibanarius infraspinatus ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'' ...

'' ( Hilgendorf, 1869) *'' Clibanarius janethaigae'' Hendrickx & Esparza-Haro, 1997 *''

Clibanarius laevimanus ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'' ...

'' Buitendijk, 1937 *'' Clibanarius lineatus'' (H. Milne-Edwards, 1848) *'' Clibanarius longitarsus'' (De Haan, 1849) *'' Clibanarius merguiensis'' De Man, 1888 *''

Clibanarius multipunctatus ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'' ...

'' Wang & Tung, 1986 *''

Clibanarius nathi ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', th ...

'' Chopra & Das, 1940 *''

Clibanarius olivaceus ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', th ...

'' Henderson, 1915 *'' Clibanarius pacificus'' Stimpson, 1858 *''

Clibanarius padavensis ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', th ...

'' De Man, 1888 *''

Clibanarius ransoni ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', th ...

'' Forest, 1953 *'' Clibanarius rhabdodactylus'' Forest, 1953 *''

Clibanarius rosewateri ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'' ...

'' Manning & Chace, 1990 *'' Clibanarius rubroviria'' Rahayu, 1999 *'' Clibanarius rutilus'' Rahayu, 1999 *'' Clibanarius sachalinicus'' Kobjakova, 1955 *'' Clibanarius sclopetarius'' (Herbst, 1796) *''

Clibanarius senegalensis ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'' ...

'' Chevreux & Bouvier, 1892 *'' Clibanarius serenei'' Rahayu & Forest, 1993 *'' Clibanarius signatus'' Heller, 1861 *'' Clibanarius similis'' Rahayu & Forest, 1993 *''

Clibanarius snelliusi ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', th ...

'' Buitendijk, 1937 *'' Clibanarius striolatus'' Dana, 1852 *''

Clibanarius taeniatus ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'' ...

'' (H. Milne-Edwards, 1848) *'' Clibanarius tricolor'' (Gibbes, 1850) *''

Clibanarius virescens ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', th ...

'' (Krauss, 1843) *''

Clibanarius vittatus The thinstripe hermit crab, ''Clibanarius vittatus'', is a species of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the western Atlantic Ocean. Description Like other hermit crabs, ''Clibanarius v ...

'' (Bosc, 1802) *''

Clibanarius willeyi ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', th ...

'' Southwell, 1910 *''

Clibanarius zebra ''Clibanarius'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes '' C. fonticola'', th ...

'' Dana, 1852 '' Clibanarius elongatus'' (H. Milne Edwards, 1848) is a ''

nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...

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References

Diogenidae Taxa named by James Dwight Dana Decapod genera {{decapod-stub