Porcellanopagurus Explained

Porcellanopagurus is a genus of hermit crabs. The genus occurs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Description

Porcellanopagurus is unusual among hermit crabs in that the body is largely symmetrical, with the abdomen held recurved above the cephalothorax. L. A. Borradaile interpreted Porcellanopagurus as being an independent instance of carcinisation among the Anomura.^[1]

Species

Porcellanopagurus contains the following species:

Further reading

• Forest . Jacques . Jacques Forest . 1951 . Contribution a l'étude du genre Porcellanopagurus Filhol (Paguridae). 1. Description de P. edwardsi Filhol . . 23 . 1 . 82–90.

Notes and References

1. Patsy A. . McLaughlin . Rafael Lemaitre . amp . 1997 . Carcinization in the anomura – fact or fiction? I. Evidence from adult morphology . . 67 . 2 . 79–123 . 2011-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120210024757/http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/ctz/vol67/nr02/art01 . 2012-02-10 . dead . PDF