Study On The Taxonomy Of The Family Diogenidae (Crustacca: Decapoda: Anomura: Faguridca) From China Seas

The family Diogenidae, known as hermit crabs, is an important group ofAnomuran and widely distributed in the global waters except the Polar Regions.Diogenid generally inhabit from intertidal to shallow water not more than300meters.Their habitats are various, primarily “living” empty shells of some gastropodmolluscans, some species also live in rocky shore, muddy and sandy bottom, coralreefs and symbiosis with sponges or sea anemones. Most species are importantbenthic crustaceans and play important roles in the marine ecosystems.Based on more than1500specimens deposited in the Marine Biological Museum(MBM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and museum of National Taiwan OceanUniversity (NTOU), a comprehensive research on the taxonomy of the familyDiogenidae from China seas was made. The present study revealed that there were84Diogenid species belonging to8genera from Chinese waters, including1new speciesDiogenes bispinatus sp. nov.,2species Dardanus callichela Cook,1989andClibanarius aff. rutilus Rahayu,1999recorded for the first time in China seas.Diogenes tomentosus Wang et Tung,1980has been inferred to a synonym ofDiogenes penicillatus Stimpson,1858while Diogenes hainanica Wang et Dong,1977should be a synonym of Diogenes mixtus Lanchester,1902. Detailed morphologicaldescriptions, distributions and illustrations of all species were provided. Key toChinese genera and species were given. Discussions on taxonomic problems anddistribution characteristics were made.All species concerned in the study are listed as follows: those with anasterisk“*”recorded for the first time from Chinese waters,“**” for new species.Aniculus Dana,1852Aniculus maximus Edmondson,1952Aniculus miyakei Forest,1984Aniculus retipes Lewinsohn,1982Aniculus sibogae Forest,1984Aniculus ursus (Olivier,1811)Calcinus Dana,1851Calcinus elegans (H. Milne Edwards,1836) Calcinus gaimardii (H. Milne Edwards,1848)Calcinus guamensis Wooster,1984Calcinus laevimanus (Randall,1840)Calcinus latens (Randall,1840)Calcinus lineapropodus Morgan et Forest,1991Calcinus minutes Buitendijk,1937Calcinus morgani Rahayu et Forest,1999Calcinus pulcher Forest,1958Calcinus seurati Forest,1951Calcinus vachoni Forest,1958Ciliopagurus Forest,1995Ciliopagurus alcocki Forest,1995Ciliopagurus babai Forest,1995Ciliopagurus krempfi (Forest,1952)Ciliopagurus liui Forest,1995Ciliopagurus strigatus (Herbst,1804)Clibanarius Dana,1852Clibanarius arethusa De Man,1888Clibanarius clibanarius (Herbst,1791)Clibanarius corallinus (H. Milne Edwards,1848)Clibanarius cruentatus (H. Milne Edwards,1848)Clibanarius englaucus Ball et Haig,1972Clibanarius eurysternus (Hilgendorf,1879)Clibanarius humilis (Dana,1851)Clibanarius infraspinatus (Hilgendorf,1869)Clibanarius longitarsus (De Haan,1849)Clibanarius merguiensis De Man,1888Clibanarius padavensis De Man,1888Clibanarius ransoni Forest,1953Clibanarius aff. rutilus Rahayu,1999*Clibanarius snelliusi Buitendijk,1937Clibanarius striolatus Dana,1852Clibanarius virescens (Krauss,1843)Dardanus Paul’son,1875Dardanus arrosor (Herbst,1796)Dardanus aspersus (Berthold,1846)Dardanus callichela Cook,1989*Dardanus crassimanus (H. Milne Edwards,1836)Dardanus deformis (H. Milne Edwards,1836)Dardanus gemmatus (H. Milne Edwards,1848)Dardanus guttatus (Olivier,1811)Dardanus hessii (Miers,1884)Dardanus impressus (De Haan,1849)Dardanus lagopodes (Forskal,1775) Dardanus megistos (Herbst,1804)Dardanus pedunculatus (Herbst,1804)Dardanus setifer (H. Milne Edwards,1836)Dardanus scutellatus (H. Milne Edwards,1848)Dardanus tinctor (Forskal,1775)Diogenes Dana,1851Diogenes avarus Heller,1865Diogenes bispinatus sp. nov**Diogenes custos (Fabricius,1798)Diogenes defletomanus Wang et Tung,1980Diogenes edwardsii (De Haan,1849)Diogenes fasciatus Rahayu et Forest,1995Diogenes investigatoris Alcock,1905Diogenes jubatus (Nolibi,1903)Diogenes mixtus Lanchester,1902Diogenes nitidimanus Terao,1913Diogenes pallescens Whitelegge,1897Diogenes paracristimanus Wang et Dong,1977Diogenes penicillatus Stimpson,1858Diogenes rectimanus Miers,1884Diogenes spinifrons (De Haan,1849)Diogenes tumidus Rahayu et Forest,1995Paguristes Dana,1851Paguristes acanthomerus Ortmann,1892Paguristes albimaculatus Komai,2001Pagurister antennatius Rahayu,2006Paguristes arostratus Rahayu,2006Paguristes calvus Alcock,1905Paguristes digitalis Stimpson,1858Paguristes doederleini Komai,2001Paguristes miyakei Forest et McLaughlin,1998Paguristes ortmanni Miyake,1978Paguristes palythophilus Ortmann,1892Paguristes puniceus Henderson,1896Paguristes pusillus Henderson,1896Paguristes seminudus Stimpson,1858Paguristes sinensis Dong et Wang,1966Paguristes versus Komai,2001Strigopagurus Forest,1995Strigopagurus boreonotus Forest,1995...