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shrimps, crabs, lobsters, water fleas, and relatives
shrimp, crabs, and their kin
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Paguroidea
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Crustacea
shrimps, crabs, lobsters, water fleas, and relatives
Crustacea: information (1)
Crustacea: pictures (19)
Crustacea: specimens (4)
Order
Decapoda
shrimp, crabs, and their kin
Decapoda: pictures (18)
Superfamily
Paguroidea
Family
Coenobitidae
land hermit crabs
Family
Diogenidae
lefthanded hermit crabs, left-handed hermit crabs
Family
Lithodidae
stone and king crabs
Family
Paguridae
right-handed hermit crabs
Family
Parapaguridae
deepwater hermit crabs
Family
Pylochelidae