Aniculus
Genus of crustacean
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Aniculus is a genus of aquatic hermit crab of the family Diogenidae.[1]
| Aniculus | |
|---|---|
| Hairy yellow hermit crab (Aniculus maximus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: | Aniculus Dana, 1852[1] |
Species
The following species are currently accepted within Aniculus:[1]
- Aniculus aniculus (J. C. Fabricius, 1787)
- Aniculus elegans Stimpson, 1858
- Aniculus erythraeus Forest, 1984
- Aniculus hopperae McLaughlin & Hoover, 1996
- Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952
- Aniculus miyakei Forest, 1984
- Aniculus retipes Lewinsohn, 1982
- Aniculus sibogae Forest, 1984
- Aniculus ursus (Olivier, 1812)