- Source: Cancellus (crustacean)
Cancellus is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. 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).
Species
Cancellus contains the following species:
Cancellus canaliculatus (Herbst, 1804)
Cancellus frontalis Forest & McLaughlin, 2000
Cancellus heatherae Felder & Lemaitre, 2020
Cancellus investigatoris Alcock, 1905
Cancellus laticoxa Forest & McLaughlin, 2000
Cancellus makrothrix Stebbing, 1924
Cancellus mayoae Forest & McLaughlin, 1998
Cancellus ornatus Benedict, 1901
Cancellus panglaoensis McLaughlin, 2008
Cancellus parfaiti A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1891
Cancellus quadraticoxa Morgan & Forest, 1991
Cancellus rhynchogonus Forest & McLaughlin, 2000
Cancellus sphaerogonus Forest & McLaughlin, 2000
Cancellus spongicola Benedict, 1901
Cancellus tanneri Faxon, 1893
Cancellus typus H. Milne-Edwards, 1836
Cancellus viridis Mayo, 1973