Diogenes pugilator (Roux, 1829)
(Left-handed Hermit Crab)

Interactions where Diogenes pugilator is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
branchial cavity branchial cavity is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Pseudione diogeni a parasitic sea slater Isopoda: Bopyridae British Marine Isopods, Naylor, E., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Bopyridae/Pseudione diogeni/Pseudione diogenia parasitic sea slater Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Diogenidae/Diogenes pugilator/Diogenes pugilatorleft-handed hermit crabbranchial cavity ectoparasitises branchial cavity

Author & YearTitleSource
Naylor, E., 1972British Marine IsopodsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 3, 86pp, The Linnean Society of London

Diogenes pugilator (Left-handed Hermit Crab) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiogenes pugilator (Left-handed Hermit Crab)
FamilyDIOGENIDAE (a family of crustaceans)
SuperfamilyPAGUROIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
InfraorderAnomura (an infraorder of decapod crustacea)
SuborderPLEOCYEMATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderDECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SuperorderEUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Diogenes pugilator (Left-handed Hermit Crab)

Diogenes pugilator (Left-handed Hermit Crab) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Diogenes pugilator (Left-handed Hermit Crab):

Our only hermit crab with the left chela much larger than the right. It is confined to southwestern coasts and may be found on the shore. The animal is bluish in life.

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