''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family

Paguridae The Paguridae are a family of hermit crabs of the order Decapoda. This family contains 542 species in over 70 genera:. The king crabs, Lithodoidea, are now widely undestood to be derived from deep within the Paguridae, with some authors placing t ...

. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals and scavenge

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. ''Trigonocheirus'' and '' Pagurixus'' used to be considered

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of ''Pagurus'', but the former is nowadays included in '' Orthopagurus'', while the latter has been separated as a distinct genus.

Species

Some 170 species are presently placed in ''Pagurus''; many others have been placed here at one time but are now assigned to other genera of Paguroidea. The following list is current : Pagurus anachoretus

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Pagurus acadianus ''Pagurus acadianus'', the Acadian hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab in the family Paguridae. It is found in Western Atlantic Ocean. Distribution The Acadian hermit crab, also known as ''Pagurus acadianus'', can be found in the Western At ...

'' Benedict, 1901 *''

Pagurus alabamensis ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family (biology), family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use Gastropod shell, snail shells as protection. These marine Decapoda, decapod crustaceans are omn ...

'' Rathbun, 1935 † *''

Pagurus alaini ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals a ...

'' Komai, 1998 *'' Pagurus alatus'' Fabricius, 1775 *'' Pagurus albidianthus'' de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000 *'' Pagurus albus'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus alcocki'' (Balss, 1911) *'' Pagurus aleuticus'' (Benedict, 1892) *''

Pagurus anachoretoides ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' Forest, 1966 *'' Pagurus anachoretus'' Risso, 1827 *'' Pagurus angustus'' (Stimpson, 1858) *'' Pagurus annexus'' McLaughlin & Haig, 1993 *'' Pagurus annulipes'' (Stimpson, 1860) *''

Pagurus arcuatus ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' Squires, 1964 *'' Pagurus arenisaxatilis'' Harvey & McLaughlin, 1991 *''

Pagurus armatus ''Pagurus armatus'', the armed hermit crab or black-eyed hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab found in the eastern Pacific Ocean of the United States and British Columbia, Canada. Description ''P. armatus'' is one of the largest species of ...

'' (Dana, 1851) *'' Pagurus benedicti'' (Bouvier, 1892) *'' Pagurus beringanus'' (Benedict, 1892) *''

Pagurus bernhardus ''Pagurus bernhardus'' is the common marine hermit crab of Europe's Atlantic coasts. It is sometimes referred to as the common hermit crab or soldier crab. Its carapace reaches long, and is found in both rocky and sandy areas, from the Arctic wa ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

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) *'' Pagurus boletifer'' *'' Pagurus boriaustraliensis'' Morgan, 1990 *'' Pagurus bouvieri'' (Faxon, 1895) *'' Pagurus brachiomastus'' (Thallwitz, 1892) *''

Pagurus brandti ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus brevidactylus'' (Stimpson, 1859) *'' Pagurus brucei'' (Rathbun, 1926) † *'' Pagurus bullisi'' Wass, 1963 *'' Pagurus capillatus'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus capsularis'' McLaughlin, 1997 *'' Pagurus carneus'' (Pocock, 1889) *'' Pagurus carolinensis'' McLaughlin, 1975 *'' Pagurus carpoforminatus'' (Alcock, 1905) *'' Pagurus caurinus'' Hart, 1971 *'' Pagurus cavicarpus'' (Paulson, 1875) *''

Pagurus chevreuxi ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' (Bouvier, 1896) *'' Pagurus compressipes'' (Mieers, 1884) *'' Pagurus comptus'' White, 1847 *''

Pagurus conformis ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' (De Haan, 1849) *'' Pagurus confragosus'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus confusus'' Komai & Yu, 1999 *'' Pagurus constans'' (Stimpson, 1858) *'' Pagurus cornutus'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus criniticornis'' (Dana, 1852) *'' Pagurus cuanensis'' Bell, 1845 *'' Pagurus curacaoensis'' (Benedict, 1892) *''

Pagurus dalli ''Pagurus dalli'', commonly known as the whiteknee hermit, is a species of hermit crab in the family Paguridae. It is found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean at depths down to about . It usually lives in a mutualistic symbiosis with a sponge, or ...

'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus dartevellei'' (Forest, 1958) *'' Pagurus decimbranchiae'' Komai & Osawa, 2001 *''

Pagurus defensus ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus delsolari'' Haig, 1974 *''

Pagurus dissimilis ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' (A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893) *'' Pagurus edwardsii'' (Dana, 1852) *''

Pagurus emmersoni ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' McLaughlin & Forest, 1999 *''

Pagurus erythrogrammus ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' Komai, 2003 *''

Pagurus excavatus ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' (Herbst, 1791) *''

Pagurus exiguus ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' (Melin, 1939) *'' Pagurus exilis'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus filholi'' (De Man, 1887) *'' Pagurus fimbriatus'' Forest, 1966 *''

Pagurus forbesii ''Pagurus forbesii'' is a species of hermit crab in the family Paguridae. It is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Taxonomy This species was first described by the English zoologist Thomas Bell, writing in the ...

'' Bell, 1845 *'' Pagurus forceps'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1836 *'' Pagurus fungiformis'' Komai & Rahayu, 2004 *'' Pagurus gladius'' (Benedict, 1892) *''

Pagurus gordonae ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' (Forest, 1956) *'' Pagurus gracilipes'' (Stimpson, 1858) *'' Pagurus granosimanus'' (Stimpson, 1859) *'' Pagurus gymnodactylus'' Lemaitre, 1982 *'' Pagurus hartae'' (McLaughlin & Jensen, 1996) *'' Pagurus heblingi'' Nucci & Melo, 2003 *'' Pagurus hedleyi'' (Grant & McCulloch, 1906) *'' Pagurus hemphilli'' (Benedict, 1892) *''

Pagurus hirsutiusculus ''Pagurus hirsutiusculus'' is a species of hermit crab, commonly called the hairy hermit crab. It lives from the Bering Strait south to California and Japan, from the intertidal zone to a depth of . Description Adults range in color from oliv ...

'' (Dana, 1851) *'' Pagurus holmi'' Ng & McLaughlin, 2009 *''

Pagurus ikedai ''Pagurus ikedai'', the hermit crabs, is a species of right-handed hermit crab in the family Paguridae The Paguridae are a family of hermit crabs of the order Decapoda. This family contains 542 species in over 70 genera:. The king crabs, Litho ...

'' Lemaitre & Watabe, 2005 *''

Pagurus imafukui ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' McLaughlin & Konishi, 1994 *'' Pagurus imaii'' (Yokoya, 1939) *'' Pagurus imarpe'' Haig, 1974 *''

Pagurus impressus ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus indicus'' Sarojini & Nagabhushanam, 1972 *'' Pagurus insulae'' Asakura, 1991 *''

Pagurus investigatoris ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' (Alcock, 1905) *'' Pagurus iridocarpus'' de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000 *'' Pagurus irregularis'' (A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1892) *''

Pagurus japonicus ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' (Stimpson, 1858) *''

Pagurus kaiensis ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' McLaughlin, 1997 *'' Pagurus kennerlyi'' (Stimpson, 1854) *''

Pagurus kulkarnii ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' Sankolli, 1962 *'' Pagurus lanuginosus'' De Haan, 1849 *'' Pagurus laurentae'' Forest, 1978 *'' Pagurus lepidus'' (Bouvier, 1898) *''

Pagurus leptonyx ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' Forest & de Saint Laurent, 1968 *'' Pagurus limatulus'' Fausto Filho, 1970 *'' Pagurus liochele'' (Barnard, 1947) *''

Pagurus longicarpus ''Pagurus longicarpus'', the long-wristed hermit crab, is a common hermit crab found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States and the Atlantic coast of Canada.Young, A. M. 1978. Desiccation tolerances for three hermit crab species ...

'' Say, 1817 *'' Pagurus longimanus'' Wass, 1963 *'' Pagurus lophochela'' Komai, 1999 *'' Pagurus luticola'' Komai & Chan, 2006 *'' Pagurus macardlei'' (Alcock, 1905) *'' Pagurus maclaughlinae'' Garcia-Gomez, 1982 *''

Pagurus maculosus ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' Komai & Imafuku, 1996 *'' Pagurus malloryi'' Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2001 † *'' Pagurus marshi'' Benedict, 1901 *'' Pagurus mbizi'' (Forest, 1955) *'' Pagurus meloi'' Lemaitre & Cruz Castano, 2004 *''

Pagurus mertensii ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' Brandt, 1851 *''

Pagurus middendorffii ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' Brandt, 1851 *''

Pagurus minutus ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' Hess, 1865 *''

Pagurus moluccensis ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' Haig & Ball, 1988 *''

Pagurus nanodes ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' Haig & Harvey, 1991 *'' Pagurus nesiotes'' Haig & McLaughlin, 1991 *'' Pagurus nigrivittatus'' Komai, 2003 *'' Pagurus nigrofascia'' Komai, 1996 *'' Pagurus nipponensis'' (Yokoya, 1933) *'' Pagurus nisari'' Siddiqui & Komai, 2008 *'' Pagurus novizealandiae'' (Dana, 1852) *''

Pagurus ochotensis ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' Brandt, 1851 *'' Pagurus parvispina'' Komai, 1997 *'' Pagurus parvus'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus pectinatus'' (Stimpson, 1858) *'' Pagurus pergranulatus'' (

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, 1896) *'' Pagurus perlatus'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1848 *'' Pagurus pilosipes'' (Stimpson, 1858) *'' Pagurus pilsbryi'' Roberts, 1962 † *'' Pagurus pitagsaleei'' McLaughlin, 2002 *'' Pagurus politus'' (Smith, 1882) *''

Pagurus pollicaris ''Pagurus pollicaris'' is a hermit crab commonly found along the Atlantic coast of North America from New Brunswick to the Gulf of Mexico. It is known by a number of common names, including ''gray hermit crab'', ''flat-clawed hermit crab'', ''f ...

'' Say, 1817 *''

Pagurus prideaux ''Pagurus prideaux'' is a species of hermit crab in the family Paguridae. It is found in shallow waters off the northwest coast of Europe and usually lives symbiotically with the sea anemone ''Adamsia palliata''. Description Like other hermi ...

'' Leach, 1815 *'' Pagurus protuberocarpus'' McLaughlin, 1982 *'' Pagurus provenzanoi'' Forest & de Saint Laurent, 1968 *'' Pagurus proximus'' Komai, 2000 *'' Pagurus pubescens'' Krøyer, 1838 *'' Pagurus pubescentulus'' (A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1892) *'' Pagurus pulchellus'' (A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1892) *'' Pagurus pycnacanthus'' (Forest, 1955) *'' Pagurus quaylei'' Hart, 1971 *''

Pagurus quinquelineatus ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' Komai, 2003 *'' Pagurus rathbuni'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus redondoensis'' Wicksten, 1982 *'' Pagurus retrorsimanus'' Wicksten & McLaughlin, 1998 *''

Pagurus rhabdotus ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' Haig & Harvey, 1991 *''

Pagurus rotundimanus ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' Wass, 1963 *'' Pagurus ruber'' (A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1892) *''

Pagurus rubrior ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' Komai, 2003 *'' Pagurus samoensis'' (Ortmann, 1892) *'' Pagurus samuelis'' (Stimpson, 1857) *'' Pagurus setosus'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus similimanus'' (Balss, 1921) *'' Pagurus similis'' (Ortmann, 1892) *'' Pagurus simulans'' Komai, 2000 *''

Pagurus sinuatus ''Pagurus sinuatus'' is a large species of hermit crab found in Australia and the Kermadec Islands. It is red or orange in colour with coloured bands on the legs and patches on the body. Description ''Pagurus sinuatus'' is a large species of ...

'' (Stimpson, 1858) *'' Pagurus smithi'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus souriei'' (Forest, 1952) *''

Pagurus spighti ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals a ...

'' McLaughlin & Haig, 1993 *'' Pagurus spilocarpus'' Haig, 1977 *'' Pagurus spina'' Komai, 1994 *'' Pagurus spinulentus'' (Henderson, 1888) *''

Pagurus stevensae ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' Hart, 1971 *'' Pagurus sticticus'' McLaughlin, 2008 *'' Pagurus stimpsoni'' (A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893) *'' Pagurus tanneri'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus townsendi'' (Benedict, 1892) *''

Pagurus traversi ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small ani ...

'' (Filhol, 1885) *'' Pagurus triangularis'' (Chevreux & Bouvier, 1892) *'' Pagurus trichocerus'' Forest & de Saint Laurent, 1968 *'' Pagurus trigonocheirus'' (Stimpson, 1858) *''

Pagurus tristanensis ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals ...

'' (Henderson, 1888) *'' Pagurus tuberculosus'' Harvey, 1998 † *'' Pagurus undosus'' (Benedict, 1892) *'' Pagurus venturensis'' Coffin, 1957 *'' Pagurus vetaultae'' Harvey & McLaughlin, 1991 *''

Pagurus villosus ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals a ...

'' Nicolet, 1849 *''

Pagurus virgulatus ''Pagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals a ...

'' Haig & Harvey, 1991 The following are all '' nomina nuda''. They have never been validly described as new species, but only mentioned under these names: *''Pagurus bunomanus'' Glassell, 1937 *''Pagurus crenatus'' Hope, 1851 *''Pagurus cuanensis'' Thompson, 1844 *''Pagurus cultratus'' White, 1847 *''Pagurus hirtimanus'' White, 1847 *''Pagurus hyndmani'' Thompson, 1844 *''Pagurus laevis'' Thompson, 1844 *''Pagurus ulidiae'' Thompson, 1843

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