Cancellus (crustacean) explained

Cancellus is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae.^[1] Members of this genus are most commonly found living in small crevices in the outer continental shelf at mesophotic depths. They can be found living in rocks, sponges, and algae among other places. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Four species are known from the western Atlantic (C. heatherae, C. ornatus, C. viridis, and C. spongicola).^[2]

Species

Cancellus contains 17 species:

• Cancellus canaliculatus (Herbst, 1804)
• Cancellus frontalis Forest & McLaughlin, 2000
• Cancellus heatherae
• Cancellus investigatoris Alcock, 1905
• Cancellus laticoxa Forest & McLaughlin, 2000
• Cancellus macrothrix Stebbing, 1924
• Cancellus mayoae Forest & McLaughlin, 1998
• Cancellus ornatus Benedict, 1901
• Cancellus panglaoensis McLaughlin, 2008
• Cancellus parfaiti A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1891
• Cancellus quadraticoxa Morgan & Forest, 1991
• Cancellus rhynchogonus Forest & McLaughlin, 2000
• Cancellus sphaerogonus Forest & McLaughlin, 2000
• Cancellus spongicola Benedict, 1901
• Cancellus tanneri Faxon, 1893
• Cancellus typus H. Milne-Edwards, 1836
• Cancellus viridis Mayo, 1973

Notes and References

1. Web site: Patsy McLaughlin & Michael Türkay . 2008 . Cancellus H. Milne Edwards, 1836 . P. McLaughlin . World Paguroidea database . . July 8, 2012.
2. Felder. Darryl L.. Lemaitre. Rafael. 2020-12-04. A new species of the hermit crab genus Cancellus H. Milne Edwards, 1836 from a mesophotic deep bank in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico (Crustacea: Decapoda: Diogenidae). Zootaxa. en. 4890. 4. 589–598. 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.10. 1175-5334. free.