Chanopagurus Lemaitre, 2003

McLaughlin, P. A., 2003, Illustrated keys to families and genera of the superfamily Paguroidea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura), with diagnoses of genera of Paguridae, Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60 (1), pp. 111-144 : 121

Chanopagurus Lemaitre, 2003

Diagnosis. Gills quadriserial, 13 pairs (11 pairs presumably functional), pleurobranchs of somites XI and XII (thoracomeres 5 and 6, above pereopods 2 and 3) reduced or rudimentary. Rostrum broadly rounded. Corneas reduced, located ventrolaterally on ultimate peduncular segments. Ocular acicles simple, basally contiguous. Crista dentata well developed, and 1 accessory tooth. Chelipeds subequal Sternite of somite XII (thoracomere 6, pereopod 3) divided into anterior and posterior lobes by distinct, membranous hinge. Pereopod 4 semichelate, propodal rasp with 1–2 rows of corneous scales, no preungual process. Male unknown. Female with single gonopore on coxa of left pereopod 3; pleopod 1 paired, modified; pleopods 2–5. Uropods asymmetrical. Telson symmetrical, with distinct lateral indentations, posterior lobes each with “half-moon” contour and blade-like lateral margin. Type species. Chanopagurus atopos Lemaitre, 2003 .