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Ciliopagurus
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Ciliopagurus

Ciliopagurus is a genus of hermit crabs, of the family Diogenidae, which are sometimes referred to as the "left-handed hermit crabs", because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, the left chela (claw) is enlarged instead of the right. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cone Shell Hermit Crab

speciesCiliopagurus strigatus

Ciliopagurus tricolor

speciesCiliopagurus tricolor

Ciliopagurus hawaiiensis

speciesCiliopagurus hawaiiensis

Galzin's Hermit Crab

speciesCiliopagurus galzini

Ciliopagurus vakovako

speciesCiliopagurus vakovako

Ciliopagurus babai

speciesCiliopagurus babai

Ciliopagurus major

speciesCiliopagurus major

Ciliopagurus albatrossi

speciesCiliopagurus albatrossi

Ciliopagurus shebae

speciesCiliopagurus shebae

Ciliopagurus pacificus

speciesCiliopagurus pacificus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 121310.