Porcellanopagurus
| Porcellanopagurus edwardsi | |
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| Genus: | Porcellanopagurus Filhol, 1885
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| Porcellanopagurus edwardsi Filhol, 1885
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Porcellanopagurus is a genus of hermit crabs, containing the following species:[1]
- Porcellanopagurus adelocercus McLaughlin & Hogarth, 1998
- Porcellanopagurus belauensis Suzuki & Takeda, 1987
- Porcellanopagurus chiltoni de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000
- Porcellanopagurus edwardsi Filhol, 1885
- Porcellanopagurus filholi de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000
- Porcellanopagurus foresti Zarenkov, 1990
- Porcellanopagurus haptodactylus McLaughlin, 2000
- Porcellanopagurus jacquesi McLaughlin, 1997
- Porcellanopagurus japonicus Balss, 1913
- Porcellanopagurus nihonkaiensis Takeda, 1985
- Porcellanopagurus platei Lenz, 1902
- Porcellanopagurus tridentatus Whitelegge, 1900
- Porcellanopagurus truncatifrons Takeda, 1981
Porcellanopagurus is unusual among hermit crabs in that the body is largely symmetrical, with the abdomen held recurved above the cephalothorax. L. A. Borradaile interpreted Porcellanopagurus as being an independent instance of carcinisation among the Anomura.[2]
Further reading
- Jacques Forest (1951). "Contribution a l'étude du genre Porcellanopagurus Filhol (Paguridae). 1. Description de P. edwardsi Filhol". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 23 (1): 82–90.
References
- ^ Patsy McLaughlin (2010). P. McLaughlin (ed.). "Porcellanopagurus Filhol, 1985". World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ Patsy A. McLaughlin & Rafael Lemaitre (1997). "Carcinization in the anomura – fact or fiction? I. Evidence from adult morphology". Contributions to Zoology. 67 (2): 79–123. PDF