Diogenidae
The Diogenidae are a family of hermit crabs, sometimes known as "left-handed hermit crabs" because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, its left chela (claw) is enlarged instead of the right. It comprises 429 extant species, and a further 47 extinct species, making it the second-largest family of marine hermit crabs, after the Paguridae.
Species
left-handed hermit crabs
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyDiogenidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
Observations recorded208,446
via GBIF
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Article · Русский
Diogenidae (лат.) — это семейство десятиногих раков из надсемейства раков-отшельников (Paguroidea). Своё название получили по имени древнегреческого философа-киника Диогена Синопского, по преданию, жившего в бочке.
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