''Xylopagurus'' is a genus of
hermit crabs
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 ...
within 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 ...
. There are currently 4 species assigned ot the genus.
Species
* ''
Xylopagurus cancellarius
''Xylopagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs within the family Paguridae. There are currently 4 species assigned ot the genus.
Species
* '' Xylopagurus cancellarius''
* ''Xylopagurus rectus
''Xylopagurus'' is a genus of Hermit crab, hermit cr ...
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* ''
Xylopagurus rectus
''Xylopagurus'' is a genus of Hermit crab, hermit crabs within the family Paguridae. There are currently 4 species assigned ot the genus.
Species
* ''Xylopagurus cancellarius''
* ''Xylopagurus rectus''
* ''Xylopagurus tayrona''
* ''Xylopagu ...
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* ''
Xylopagurus tayrona
''Xylopagurus'' is a genus of hermit crabs within the family Paguridae. There are currently 4 species assigned ot the genus.
Species
* ''Xylopagurus cancellarius''
* ''Xylopagurus rectus
''Xylopagurus'' is a genus of Hermit crab, hermit cra ...
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* ''
Xylopagurus tenuis''
References
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Hermit crabs
Decapod genera