| Ciliopagurus caparti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: | Ciliopagurus |
| Species: | C. caparti |
| Binomial name | |
| Ciliopagurus caparti (Forest, 1952) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
Trizopagurus capartiForest, 1952 | |
Ciliopagurus caparti is a species of hermit crab native to South East Atlantic. [1]
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 46 extinct species, making it the second-largest family of marine hermit crabs, after the Paguridae.
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