Cancellus (crustacean)

Cancellus
Cancellus typus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Diogenidae
Genus: Cancellus
H. Milne-Edwards, 1836

Cancellus is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae.[1] Members of this genus are most commonly found living in small crevices in the outer continental shelf at mesophotic depths. They can be found living in rocks, sponges, and algae among other places. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Four species are known from the western Atlantic (C. heatherae, C. ornatus, C. viridis, and C. spongicola).[2]

Species

Cancellus contains the following species:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b De Grave, Sammy (2021). "Cancellus H. Milne Edwards, 1836". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Felder, Darryl L.; Lemaitre, Rafael (2020-12-04). "A new species of the hermit crab genus Cancellus H. Milne Edwards, 1836 from a mesophotic deep bank in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico (Crustacea: Decapoda: Diogenidae)". Zootaxa. 4890 (4): 589–598. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4890.4.10. ISSN 1175-5334.