genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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hermit crab
Hermit crabs are anomuran decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea that have adapted to occupy empty scavenged mollusc shells to protect their fragile exoskeletons. There are over 800 species of hermit crab, most of which possess an as ...
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family
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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 instead of the right. It comprises 429 extant species, and a further 4 ...
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Species
*'' Paguropsis confusa'' Lemaitre, Rahayu & Komai, 2018Lemaitre, R., Rahayu, D. & Komai, T. (2018). A revision of “blanket-hermit crabs” of the genus ''Paguropsis'' Henderson, 1888, with the description of a new genus and five new species (Crustacea, Anomura, Diogenidae). ''Zookeys'', 752, 17–97.
*'' Paguropsis gigas'' Lemaitre, Rahayu & Komai, 2018
*'' Paguropsis lacinia'' Lemaitre, Rahayu & Komai, 2018
*'' Paguropsis typica'' Henderson, 1888