Diogenidae
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 Diogenes pugilator
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Diogenidae is a family of hermit crabs, sometimes known as "left-handed hermit crabs" because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, it is the left chela (claw) that is enlarged instead of the right.
[edit] Genera
Allodardanus - Aniculus - Bathynarius - Calcinus - Cancellus - Ciliopagurus - Clibanarius - Dardanus - Diogenes - Isocheles - Loxocheles - Paguristes - Paguropsis - Petrochirus - Pseudopagurus - Striogpagurus - Tisea - Trizopagurus
