The Paguridae are a family of hermit crabs of the order Decapoda. This family contains 542 species in over 70 genera:. The king crabs, Lithodoidea, are now widely undestood to be derived from deep within the Paguridae, with some authors placing their ancestors within the genus Pagurus. Acanthopagurus de Saint Laurent, 1968 Agaricochirus McLaughlin, 1981 Alainopaguroides McLaughlin, 1997 Alainopagurus Lemaitre & McLaughlin, 1995 Alloeopagurodes Komai, 1998 Anapagrides de Saint Laurent-Dechance, 1966 Anapagurus Henderson, 1886 Anisopagurus McLaughlin, 1981 Bathiopagurus McLaughlin, 2003 Bathypaguropsis McLaughlin, 1994 Benthopagurus Wass, 1963 Boninpagurus Asakura & Tachikawa, 2004 Bythiopagurus McLaughlin, 2003 Catapaguroides A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1892 Catapaguropsis Lemaitre & McLaughlin, 2006 Catapagurus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 Ceratopagurus Yokoya, 1933 Cestopagurus Bouvier, 1897 Chanopagurus Lemaitre, 2003 Cycetopagurus McLaughlin, 2004 Decaphyllus de Saint Laurent, 1968 Dentalopagurus McLaughlin, 2007 Diacanthurus McLaughlin & Forest, 1997 Discorsopagurus McLaughlin, 1974 Elassochirus Benedict, 1892 Enallopaguropsis McLaughlin, 1981 Enallopagurus McLaughlin, 1981 Enneobranchus Garcia-Gomez, 1988 Enneopagurus McLaughlin, 1997 Enneophyllus McLaughlin, 1997 Forestopagurus Garcia-Gomez, 1995 Goreopagurus McLaughlin, 1988 Hachijopagurus Osawa & Okuno, 2003 Haigiopagurus McLaughlin, 2005 Icelopagurus McLaughlin, 1997 Iridopagurus de Saint Laurent-Dechance, 1966 Labidochirus Benedict, 1892 Lithopagurus Provenzano, 1968 Lophopagurus McLaughlin, 1981 Manucomplanus McLaughlin, 1981 Michelopagurus McLaughlin, 1997 Micropagurus McLaughlin, 1986 Munidopagurus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 Nematopaguroides Forest & de Saint Laurent, 1968 Nematopagurus Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1892 Orthopagurus Stevens, 1927 Ostraconotus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 Paguridium Forest, 1961 Paguritta Melin, 1939 Pagurixus Melin, 1939 Pagurodes Henderson, 1888 Pagurodofleinia Asakura, 2005 Pagurojacquesia de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 2000 Pagurus Fabricius, 1775 Parapagurodes McLaughlin & Haig, 1973 Phimochirus McLaughlin, 1981 Porcellanopagurus Filhol, 1985 Propagurus McLaughlin & de Saint Laurent, 1998 Protoniopagurus Lemaitre & McLaughlin, 1996 Pseudopagurodes McLaughlin, 1997 Pteropagurus McLaughlin & Rahayu, 2006 Pumilopagurus McLaughlin & Rahayu, 2008 Pygmaeopagurus McLaughlin, 1986 Pylopaguridium McLaughlin & Lemaitre, 2001 Pylopaguropsis Alcock, 1905 Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1891 Rhodochirus McLaughlin, 1981 Scopaeopagurus McLaughlin & Hogarth, 1998 Solenopagurus de Saint Laurent, 1968 Solitariopagurus Türkay, 1986 Spathapagurus Lemaitre & Felder, 2011 Spiropagurus Stimpson, 1858 Tarrasopagurus McLaughlin, 1997 Tomopaguroides Balss, 1912 Tomopaguropsis Alcock, 1905 Tomopagurus A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893 Trichopagurus de Saint Laurent, 1968 Turleania McLaughlin, 1997 Xylopagurus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 References External links Hermit crabs Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille Decapod families