''Pagurus'' is a

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 n ...

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 a ...

s in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Paguridae. Like other hermit crabs, their

abdomen The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the tors ...

is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod

crustacean Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean gro ...

s are

omnivorous An omnivore () is an animal that has the ability to eat and survive on both plant and animal matter. Obtaining energy and nutrients from plant and animal matter, omnivores digest carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber, and metabolize the nut ...

, but mostly prey on small animals and

scavenge Scavengers are animals that consume dead organisms that have died from causes other than predation or have been killed by other predators. While scavenging generally refers to carnivores feeding on carrion, it is also a herbivorous feeding b ...

carrion Carrion () is the decaying flesh of dead animals, including human flesh. Overview Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters (or scavengers) include crows, vultures ...

. ''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

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are presently placed in ''Pagurus''; many others have been placed here at one time but are now assigned to other genera of

Paguroidea 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 a ...

. 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 A ...

'' Benedict, 1901 *''

Pagurus alabamensis ''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 ...

'' 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 ...

'' Komai, 1998 *''

Pagurus alatus ''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 ...

'' Fabricius, 1775 *''

Pagurus albidianthus ''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 Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000 *''

Pagurus albus ''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 alcocki ''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 ...

'' (Balss, 1911) *''

Pagurus aleuticus ''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 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 ''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 ...

'' Risso, 1827 *''

Pagurus angustus ''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 annexus'' McLaughlin & Haig, 1993 *''

Pagurus annulipes ''Pagurus annulipes'', the brown banded hermit, is a species of 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, Lithodo ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' (Bouvier, 1892) *''

Pagurus beringanus ''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 ...

'' (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 ...

'' (

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoological ...

) *''

Pagurus boletifer ''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 ...

'' *'' Pagurus boriaustraliensis'' Morgan, 1990 *''

Pagurus bouvieri ''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 ...

'' (Faxon, 1895) *''

Pagurus brachiomastus ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' Wass, 1963 *''

Pagurus capillatus ''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 capsularis ''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 carneus ''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 ...

'' (Pocock, 1889) *'' Pagurus carolinensis'' McLaughlin, 1975 *''

Pagurus carpoforminatus ''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 ...

'' (Alcock, 1905) *''

Pagurus caurinus ''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 ...

'' Hart, 1971 *''

Pagurus cavicarpus ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' (Mieers, 1884) *''

Pagurus comptus ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 confusus'' Komai & Yu, 1999 *'' Pagurus constans'' (Stimpson, 1858) *''

Pagurus cornutus ''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 criniticornis ''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 ...

'' (Dana, 1852) *''

Pagurus cuanensis ''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 an ...

'' 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, ...

'' (Benedict, 1892) *''

Pagurus dartevellei ''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, 1958) *''

Pagurus decimbranchiae ''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 & 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 ''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, 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 ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 Man, 1887) *''

Pagurus fimbriatus ''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, 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 ...

'' Bell, 1845 *''

Pagurus forceps ''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 ...

'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1836 *''

Pagurus fungiformis ''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 & Rahayu, 2004 *''

Pagurus gladius ''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 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 ''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 granosimanus ''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, 1859) *''

Pagurus gymnodactylus ''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 ...

'' Lemaitre, 1982 *''

Pagurus hartae ''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 & Jensen, 1996) *''

Pagurus heblingi ''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 ...

'' Nucci & Melo, 2003 *''

Pagurus hedleyi ''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 ...

'' (Grant & McCulloch, 1906) *''

Pagurus hemphilli ''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 ...

'' (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 oli ...

'' (Dana, 1851) *''

Pagurus holmi ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' (Yokoya, 1939) *''

Pagurus imarpe ''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, 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000 *''

Pagurus irregularis ''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. 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 ''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, 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 ''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 laurentae ''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, 1978 *''

Pagurus lepidus ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' Fausto Filho, 1970 *''

Pagurus liochele ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' Wass, 1963 *''

Pagurus lophochela ''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, 1999 *''

Pagurus luticola ''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 & Chan, 2006 *''

Pagurus macardlei ''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 maclaughlinae ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2001 † *''

Pagurus marshi ''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, 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 ''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 & McLaughlin, 1991 *'' Pagurus nigrivittatus'' Komai, 2003 *''

Pagurus nigrofascia ''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, 1996 *''

Pagurus nipponensis ''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 ...

'' (Yokoya, 1933) *''

Pagurus nisari ''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 ...

'' Siddiqui & Komai, 2008 *''

Pagurus novizealandiae ''Pagurus novizealandiae'', or the New Zealand hermit crab is a hermit crab of the family Paguridae, endemic to New Zealand. Its body is up to wide. Description Hermit crabs are usually easy to identify because of the colouration of their ant ...

'' (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 ''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, 1997 *'' Pagurus parvus'' (Benedict, 1892) *''

Pagurus pectinatus ''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 pergranulatus'' (

Henderson Henderson may refer to: People *Henderson (surname), description of the surname, and a list of people with the surname *Clan Henderson, a Scottish clan Places Argentina * Henderson, Buenos Aires Australia *Henderson, Western Australia Canada * ...

, 1896) *''

Pagurus perlatus ''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 ...

'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1848 *''

Pagurus pilosipes ''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 pilsbryi ''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 ...

'' Roberts, 1962 † *''

Pagurus pitagsaleei ''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 ...

'' McLaughlin, 2002 *''

Pagurus politus ''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 ...

'' (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'', ''fl ...

'' 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 ''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, 1982 *''

Pagurus provenzanoi ''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 proximus ''Pagurus proximus'' is a species of hermit crab within the family Paguridae. Occurrences of the species have been made from China, South Korea, and Japan, with the holotype of the species being from Miyako Bay is a bay in Iwate Prefecture, ...

'' Komai, 2000 *'' Pagurus pubescens'' Krøyer, 1838 *''

Pagurus pubescentulus ''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. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1892) *''

Pagurus pulchellus ''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. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1892) *''

Pagurus pycnacanthus ''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, 1955) *''

Pagurus quaylei ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' Wicksten, 1982 *''

Pagurus retrorsimanus ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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. 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 ''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 ...

'' (Ortmann, 1892) *''

Pagurus samuelis ''Pagurus samuelis'', the blueband hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab from the west coast of North America, and the most common hermit crab in California. It is a small species, with distinctive blue bands on its legs. It prefers to live in ...

'' (Stimpson, 1857) *''

Pagurus setosus ''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 similimanus ''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 ...

'' (Balss, 1921) *''

Pagurus similis ''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 ...

'' (Ortmann, 1892) *''

Pagurus simulans ''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, 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 ''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 souriei ''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, 1952) *'' Pagurus spighti'' McLaughlin & Haig, 1993 *''

Pagurus spilocarpus ''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, 1977 *''

Pagurus spina ''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, 1994 *''

Pagurus spinulentus ''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 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 ''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 ...

'' McLaughlin, 2008 *''

Pagurus stimpsoni ''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. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893) *''

Pagurus tanneri ''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 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 ''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 ...

'' (Chevreux & Bouvier, 1892) *''

Pagurus trichocerus ''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 trigonocheirus ''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 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 ''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 ...

'' Harvey, 1998 † *''

Pagurus undosus ''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 venturensis ''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 ...

'' Coffin, 1957 *''

Pagurus vetaultae ''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 ...

'' Harvey & McLaughlin, 1991 *'' Pagurus villosus'' Nicolet, 1849 *'' Pagurus virgulatus'' Haig & Harvey, 1991 The following are all ''

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''. 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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