The Parapaguridae are a
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 ...
of
marine 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 ...
s from deep waters. Instead of carrying empty gastropod shells like other hermit crabs, they carry colonies of dozen or more
sea anemones or
zoanthids. Some genera, such as ''
Bivalvopagurus'' and ''
Tylaspis'', do not inhabit shells. The following genera are included:
*''
Bivalvopagurus''
Lemaitre, 1993
*''
Oncopagurus''
Lemaitre, 1996
*''
Paragiopagurus''
Lemaitre, 1996
*''
Parapagurus''
Smith, 1879
*''
Probeebei''
Boone, 1926
*''
Strobopagurus''
Lemaitre, 1989
*''
Sympagurus''
Smith, 1883
*''
Tsunogaipagurus''
Osawa, 1995
*''
Tylaspis''
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
* H ...
, 1885
*''
Typhlopagurus''
de Saint Laurent, 1972
References
External links
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Hermit crabs
Terrestrial crustaceans
Taxa named by Sidney Irving Smith
Decapod families
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