Coenobitidae
| Coenobitidae | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| 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  | 
| Genera | |
The Coenobitidae are the family of terrestrial hermit crabs, widely known for their terrestrial habits, with 17 species in two genera:[1]
- Coenobita Latreille, 1829
- Coenobita brevimanus Dana, 1852
 - Coenobita carnescens Dana, 1851
 - Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858
 - Coenobita clypeatus (Fabricius, 1787)
 - Coenobita compressus 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
- Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1767) – coconut crab
 
 
References
- ↑  Patsy A. McLaughlin; Tomoyuki Komai; Rafael Lemaitre; Dwi Listyo Rahayu (2010).  Martyn E. Y. Low; S. H. Tan, eds. "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. 
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External links
 Media related to Coenobitidae at Wikimedia Commons- Patsy McLaughlin (2011). R. Lemaitre & P. McLaughlin, eds. "Coenobitidae". World Paguroidea & Lomisoidea database. World Register of Marine Species.
 
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