Coenobitidae are a family of hermit crabs with only two genera: Birgus (Leach, 1816), the coconut crab, and Coenobita (Latreille, 1825), a genus of terrestrial hermit crabs centred in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but also extending to the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea. Several species of Coenobita are commonly sold as pets. See, for example, the Caribbean hermit crab Coenobita clypeatus. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... Classes Remipedia Cephalocarida Branchiopoda Ostracoda Maxillopoda Malacostraca The crustaceans (Crustacea) are a large group of arthropods (55,000 species), usually treated as a subphylum. ... Subclasses Eumalacostraca Hoplocarida Phyllocarida See text for orders. ... Suborders and Infraorders Dendrobranchiata Pleocyemata Caridea Stenopodidea Reptantia, comprising: Eryonoidea Achelata Astacidea Glypheidea Thalassinidea Anomala Brachyura The decapods or Decapoda are a group of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups of crustaceans, such as crabs, lobsters and shrimp, but also some families that are less well known. ... Infraorders Caridea Stenopodidea Reptantia, divided into: Polychelida Achelata Glypheoidea Astacidea Thalassinidea Anomala Brachyura Pleocyemata is a sub-order of decapod crustaceans, erected by Martin Burkenroad in 1963. ... Superfamilies Lomisoidea Lomisidae Paguroidea Coenobitidae Diogenidae Lithodidae Paguridae Parapaguridae Galatheoidea Aeglidae Chirostylidae Galatheidae Kiwaidae Porcellanidae Hippoidea Albuneidae Hippidae Anomura (sometimes Anomala) are a group of decapod crustaceans, including hermit crabs and others. ... Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infra-order Paguroidea, distinct from the true crabs in the infra-order Brachyura. ... James Dwight Dana (February 12, 1813 - April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist and zoologist. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Binomial name Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767 The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world. ... Species C. clypeatus C. compressus C. perlatus C. variabilis The genus Coenobita contains the thirteen species of terrestrial hermit crabs. ... Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infra-order Paguroidea, distinct from the true crabs in the infra-order Brachyura. ... Binomial name Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767 The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world. ... Terrestrial literally means of the earth and is used in a variety of contexts: In biology and in the general sense, terrestrial means indicates ground-dwelling (compare aquatic). ... Location of the Red Sea Image:Red Seaimage. ... Binomial name Coenobita clypeatus Herbst, 1791 The Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus), also known as the tree-climbing crab and the purple pincher, is a species of hermit crab commonly sold in the United States. ...

External links

Sources of information with caresheets and images

• Hermit Crab Care and Pictures @ Crabbytalk.com
• Naturally Crabby - A natural philosophy of hermit crab care for advanced and beginners
• All Things Crabby - A blog dedicated to the proper care of pet hermit crabs and to the education of hermit crab owners
• Hermit Crab Association.org A library of the best hermit crab sites on the web
• Land Hermit Crabs Detailed care articles, explaining the proper care of a pet land hermit crab
• Crab Street Journal The definitive site on hermit crabs. Caresheets, research, food, information, photos, contests, sister sites.
• Pet care for land hermit crab pets.