''Aniculus'' is a genus of

aquatic Aquatic means relating to water; living in or near water or taking place in water; does not include groundwater, as "aquatic" implies an environment where plants and animals live. Aquatic(s) may also refer to: * Aquatic animal, either vertebrate ...

hermit crab Hermit crabs are anomuran Decapoda, decapod crustaceans of the superfamily (taxonomy), superfamily Paguroidea that have adapted to occupy empty scavenged mollusc shells to protect their fragile exoskeletons. There are over 800 species of hermit c ...

of the

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Diogenidae 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 ...

Species

The following species are currently accepted within ''Aniculus:''

References

* Dana, J. D. (1852). Conspectus Crustaceorum, &c. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the Exploring Expedition under Capt. Wilkes, U.S.N. Paguridea, continued , and Subtribe Megalopidea. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 6: 6-10. * Bouvier, E.L. (1915). Decapodes marcheurs (Reptantia) et Stomatopodes recueillis a l'ile Maurice par M. Paul Carie. Bull. Scient. Fr. Belg. 3 (48): 178-318 * McLaughlin, P. A., Komai, T., Lemaitre, R. & Rahayu, D.L. (2010). Annotated checklist of anomuran decapod crustaceans of the world (exclusive of the Kiwaoidea and families Chirostylidae and Galatheidae of the Galatheoidea. Part I — Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea and Paguroidea. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 23: 5–107

External links

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Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú. 27(1-2): 8-207.
Hermit crabs Decapod genera Taxa named by James Dwight Dana {{Anomura-stub