The Parapaguridae are a

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

of marine

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 ...

s from deep waters. Instead of carrying empty gastropod shells like other hermit crabs, they carry colonies of dozen or more

sea anemone Sea anemones ( ) are a group of predation, predatory marine invertebrates constituting the order (biology), order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the ''Anemone'', a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemone ...

s or zoanthids. Some genera, such as '' Bivalvopagurus'' and '' Tylaspis'', do not inhabit shells. The following genera are included:

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* Hermit crabs Taxa named by Sidney Irving Smith Decapod families {{Anomura-stub