Checklist: Hermit crabs

Contributed by: Dr. M. Kathirvel

Superkingdom:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Item count: 75
Classsort descending Order Suborder Family Genus Species Occurrence Authority References Contributors
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Coenobitidae Birgus latro South Sentinel Island, Andaman (Linnaeus, 1767) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Coenobitidae Coenobita cavipes Hugli River mouth to Gulf of Mannar, Andamans and Nicobars Stimpson, 1858 Alcock, A., 1905, Gravely, F.H., 1941, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Henderson, J.R., 1915, Reddi, A.R., 1935, Reddy, K.N., 1995, Sundararaj, B., 1927 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Coenobitidae Coenobita perlatus Andamans and Nicobars H. Milne Edwards, 1837 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Coenobitidae Coenobita rugosus Lake Chilika to Gulf of Mannar, Andamans and Nicobars H. Milne Edwards, 1837 Alcock, A., 1905, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Henderson, J.R., 1915, Reddi, A.R., 1935, Reddy, K.N., 1995, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Coenobitidae Coenobita violascens Chennai Heller, 1862 Henderson, J.R., 1893 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Aniculus ursus Tuticorin (Olivier, 1811) Henderson, J.R., 1893 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Bathynarius albicinctus Off Cape Comorin (Alcock, 1905) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Calcinus gaimardi Andamans and F93 Nicobars H. Milne Edwards, 1848 Heller, C., 1865, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Calcinus laevimanus Palk Bay, Gulf of Mannar, Andamans (Randall, 1840) Alcock, A., 1905, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Calcinus latens Andamans (Randall, 1840) Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Ciliopagurus kremfi Tuticorin, Andamans (Forest, 1952) Alcock, A., 1905, Henderson, J.R., 1893 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Ciliopagurus strigatus Tuticorin, Andamans (Herbst, 1804) Alcock, A., 1905, Henderson, J.R., 1893 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Ciliopagurus tenebrarum Cape Comorin (Alcock, 1905) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Clibanarius arethusa Visakhapatnam to Gulf of Mannar De Man, 1888 Henderson, J.R., 1893, Reddi, A.R., 1935, Sundararaj, B., 1927, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Clibanarius clibanarius Mouth of Hugli to Cuddalore (Herbst, 1791) Alcock, A., 1905, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Reddi, A.R., 1935, Reddy, K.N., 1995, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Clibanarius corallinus Andamans and Nicobars H. Milne Edwards, 1848 Alcock, A., 1905, Heller, C., 1865, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Clibanarius infraspinatus Hugli River to Gulf of Mannar (Hilgendorf, 1869) Ajmalkhan, S. et al., 1984, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Reddy, K.N., 1995, Sundararaj, B., 1927, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Clibanarius longitarsus Lake Chilika to Gulf of Mannar (De Haan, 1849) Gravely, F.H., 1941, Henderson, J.R., 1915, Reddi, A.R., 1935, Sundararaj, B., 1927, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Clibanarius merguiensis Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar De Man, 1888 Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Clibanarius olivaceus Mouth of Hugli to Vellar estuary, Andamans Henderson, 1915 Henderson, J.R., 1915, Reddi, A.R., 1935, Reddy, K.N., 1995 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Clibanarius padavenis Hugli-Matla estuaries to Gulf of Mannar De Man, 1888 Ajmalkhan, S. et al., 1984, Alcock, A., 1905, Gravely, F.H., 1941, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Henderson, J.R., 1915, Reddy, K.N., 1995, Sundararaj, B., 1927, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Clibanarius zebra Krusadai Island in Gulf of Mannar Dana, 1852 Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Dardanus deformis Gulf of Mannar, Andamans, Nicobars H. Milne Edwards, 1836 Alcock, A., 1905, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Dardanus gemmatus Visakhapatnam (H. Milne Edwards, 1848) Kamalaveni, S., 1950 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Dardanus hessii Sandheads to Gulf of Mannar (Miers, 1884) Alcock, A., 1905, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Reddi, A.R., 1935, Reddy, K.N., 1995, Sundararaj, B., 1927, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Dardanus lagopodes Andamans (Forskal, 1775) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Dardanus megistos Parangipettai, Krusadai Island (Herbst, 1804) Reddi, A.R., 1935, Sundararaj, B., 1927 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Dardanus pedunculatus Visakhapatnam, off Mandapam, Andamans (Herbst, 1804) Alcock, A., 1905, Kamalaveni, S., 1950, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Dardanus setifer Kakinada to Gulf of Mannar (H. Milne Edwards, 1836) Alcock, A., 1905, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Sundararaj, B., 1927, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Dardanus tinctorr Chennai (Forskal, 1775) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Dardanus vulnerans off Coromandel coast (Thallawittz, 1890) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Dardanus woodmasoni Andamans (Alcock, 1905) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Diogenes alias Sandheads to Gulf of Mannar, Nicobars McLaughlin & Holthuis, 2001 Ajmalkhan, S. et al., 1984, Alcock, A., 1905, Heller, C., 1865, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Reddi, A.R., 1935, Reddy, K.N., 1995, Sundararaj, B., 1927, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Diogenes avarus Hugli River mouth to Gulf of Mannar, Nicobars Heller, 1865 Ajmalkhan, S. et al., 1984, Alcock, A., 1905, Gravely, F.H., 1941, Heller, C., 1865, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Henderson, J.R., 1915, Kamalaveni, S., 1950, Reddy, K.N., 1995, Sundararaj, B., 1927, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Diogenes bicristimanu Ganjam coast to Gulf of Mannar Alcock, 1905 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Diogenes costatus Sandheads to Gulf of Mannar Henderson, 1893 Ajmalkhan, S. et al., 1984, Alcock, A., 1905, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Kamalaveni, S., 1950, Reddy, K.N., 1995, Sundararaj, B., 1927, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Diogenes custos Sandheads to Gulf of Mannar, Andamans (Fabricius, 1798) Alcock, A., 1905, Gravely, F.H., 1941, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Reddi, A.R., 1935, Reddy, K.N., 1995, Sarojini, R. et al., 1972, Sundararaj, B., 1927, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Diogenes investigatori Sagar Island to Gulf of Mannar Alcock, 1905 Alcock, A., 1905, Reddy, K.N., 1995 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Diogenes mannerensis Gulf of Mannar (Henderson, 1893) Henderson, J.R., 1893, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Diogenes merguiensis Orissa coast to Gulf of Mannar De Man, 1888 Alcock, A., 1905, Gravely, F.H., 1941, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Henderson, J.R., 1915, Sundararaj, B., 1927, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Diogenes miles Orissa coast to Gulf of Mannar (Fabricius, 1787) Alcock, A., 1905, Gravely, F.H., 1941, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Henderson, J.R., 1915, Sundararaj, B., 1927, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Diogenes planimanus Sandheads to Rameswaram Henderson, 1893 Alcock, A., 1905, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Reddy, K.N., 1995, Sarojini, R. et al., 1972 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Diogenes rectimanus Orissa coasat, Chennai Miers, 1884 Alcock, A., 1905, Henderson, J.R., 1893 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Diogenes violaceus Visakhapatnam, Chennai Henderson, 1893 Alcock, A., 1905, Henderson, J.R., 1893 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Diogenes waltairensis Visakhapatnam Kamalveni, 1950 Kamalaveni, S., 1950 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Paguristes balanophilus Andamans Alcock, 1905 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Paguristes calvus Northern part of Bay of Bengal, north-east of Little Andaman Island Alcock, 1905 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Paguristes ciliatus Northern part of Bay of Bengal (Heller, 1861) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Paguristes incomitatus Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar Alcock, 1905 Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Paguristes longirostris Off Ganjam coast, Visakhapatnam, Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar Dana, 1951 Alcock, A., 1905, Thomas, M.M., 1989 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Paguristes mundus Off Port Blair, Andamans Alcock, 1905 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Paguristes puniceus Chennai, Andamans Henderson, 1896 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Paguropsis typica Off Cape Comorin Henderson, 1888 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Pseudopaguristes hians Off Ganjam coast (Henderson, 1888) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Anapagurus laevis Visakhapatnam (Bell, 1846) Sarojini, R. et al., 1968 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Nematopagurus squamicheli Andamans Alcock, 1905 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Pagurus carpoforaminatus Orissa coast, Ganjam coast, Visakhapatnam Alcock, 1905 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Pagurus hirtimanus Andamans (Miers, 1880) Thomas, M.M., 1977 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Pagurus indicus Visakhapatnam Sarojini & Nagabhushanam, 1972 Sarojini, R. et al., 1972 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Pagurus pergranulatus Andamans (Henderson, 1896) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Pagurus punctulatus Gulf of Mannar and Andamans Olivier, 1811 Alcock, A., 1905, Henderson, J.R., 1893 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Pagurus varipes Tuticorin Heller, 1861 Henderson, J.R., 1893 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Pylopaguropsis magnimanus Oriisa coast, Ganjam coaat, Pulicat Henderson, 1896 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Pylopaguropsis zebra Andamans (Henderson, 1893) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Spiropagurus lophomeris Andamans Alcock, 1905 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Spiropagurus profundorum Andaman Sea Alcock, 1905 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Spiropagurus spinocarpis Chennai, Andamans Alcock, 1905 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Spiropagurus spiriger Sandheads to Parangipettai (De Haan, 1849) Ajmalkhan, S. et al., 1984, Alcock, A., 1905, Henderson, J.R., 1893, Reddy, K.N., 1995 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Parapaguridae Oncopagurus bicristatus Andaman Sea A. Milne Edwards, 1880 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Parapaguridae Oncopagurus indicus Andaman Sea (Alcock, 1905) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Parapaguridae Oncopagurus monstrosus Off Cape Comorin, Coromandel coast (Alcock, 1905) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Parapaguridae Parapagurus pilosimanus Off Cape Comorin, Bay of Bengal Smith, 1879 Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Parapaguridae Sympagurus andersoni Off Cape Comorin (Henderson, 1896) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Pylochelidae Parapylocheles scorpio Andaman Sea (Alcock, 1894) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.
Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Pylochelidae Xylocheles miersii Andamans (Alcock & Anderson, 1899) Alcock, A., 1905 Kathirvel, M.