Abstract
The Mariana Islands consist of two volcanic island arc chains, one volcanically inactive frontal arc in the Southern Marianas and a younger, volcanically active arc in the Northern Marianas. Given their extreme remoteness, the hermit crab fauna of the uninhabited northern islands are little-known. In this study we collected and examined hermit crabs from two scientific cruises to the Northern and Southern Marianas conducted in 2003 and 2015. We report 39 species from these field efforts, including 5 new records and 6 undescribed species. The updated checklist of the hermit crabs of the Marianas now includes 79 species.
Sumåria — Guaha dos na påtte iya Islan Mariånas: i sanhåya nu i tåya' botkan siha yan i sanlågu ni mas hoben yan guaguaha ha' meggai manlå'la' na botkan siha. Didide' tiningo'-ta put umang siha gi iya Mariånas, kululo'ña i patten sanlågu sa' chågo' yan disetto. Gi ini estudiu-måmi, manmanhokka ham yan manmananalisa ham umang tåsi siha durånten dos na biåhi gi patten sanlågu yan sanhåya gi 2003 yan 2015 na sakkan. Hami en sodda' 39 na klåsi, kontodu sinko na klåsen konosidu ni finane'na mali'e' gi iya Mariånas yan sies na klåsi ni mannuebu gi siensia. Humuyongña, på'go in tungo' 79 na klåsen umang siha gi iya Mariånas.