The Biodiversity of the South China Sea

Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research

Rahayu, D. L., 2000. Hermit crabs from the South China Sea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae, Paguridae, Parapaguridae). Raffles Bull. Zool., Suppl. 8: 377-404.
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HERMIT CRABS FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
(CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: ANOMURA:
DIOGENIDAE, PAGURIDAE, PARAPAGURIDAE)

 

Dwi Listyo Rahayu
R and D Center for Oceanology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
Poka, Ambon 97233, Indonesia


ABSTRACT. ñ One hundred and two species of hermit crabs are recorded from the South China Sea. Information presented is from published references to the species. Most of the species are widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific.