Coenobitidae
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| Coenobitidae | |
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| Coenobita perlatus | |
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| Coconut crab, Birgus latro | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Superfamily: | Paguroidea |
| Family: | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 |
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Coenobitidae are a family of hermit crabs, widely known for their terrestrial habits. There are 17 species in two genera:[1]
- Coenobita Latreille, 1829
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- Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852
- Coenobita carnescens Dana, 1851
- Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858
- Coenobita clypeatus (Fabricius, 1787)
- Coenobita compressa H. Milne-Edwards, 1836
- Coenobita longitarsis De Man, 1902
- Coenobita olivieri Owen, 1839
- Coenobita perlatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
- Coenobita pseudorugosus Nakasone, 1988
- Coenobita purpureus Stimpson, 1858
- Coenobita rubescens Greeff, 1884
- Coenobita rugosus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
- Coenobita scaevola (Forskål, 1775)
- Coenobita spinosus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
- Coenobita variabilis McCulloch, 1909
- Coenobita violascens Heller, 1862
- Birgus Leach, 1816
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- Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1767) – coconut crab
[edit] References
- ^ Patsy A. McLaughlin, Tomoyuki Komai, Rafael Lemaitre & Dwi Listyo Rahayu (2010). Part I – Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. In Martyn E. Y. Low and S. H. Tan. "Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa Suppl. 23: 5–107. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s23/s23rbz005-107.pdf.
[edit] External links
Media related to Coenobitidae at Wikimedia Commons- Patsy McLaughlin (2011). "Coenobitidae". In P. McLaughlin. World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196140.
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