Species Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin & Haig, 1989
- Pylopaguropsis keijii McLaughlin, P.A. & Haig, J. 1989. On the status of Pylopaguropsis zebra (Henderson), P. magnimanus (Henderson), and Galapagurus teevanus Boone, with descriptions of seven new species of Pylopaguropsis (Crustacea: Anomura: Paguridae). Micronesica 22(2): 123-171 [150 figs 2, 3, 5, 7, 9].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM ♀, Kahe Point, Oahu, Hawai'i.
Paratype(s) BPBM S5195; BPBM S6958; BPBM S5513; BPBM 1817; RMNH; USNM; AHF.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific: Zanzibar, Mayotte, Maldives, Christmas Island, Guam, Caroline Islands, Japan (Ryukyu and Izu Islands), and Hawaii; 2.5–30 m (McLaughlin & Haig, 1989; Asakura, 2000; Morgan, 2000; Okuno & Arima, 2006; Poupin et al., 2013).
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23)
Distribution References
- Komai, T., Rahayu, D.L. & Fujita, Y. 2021. Hermit crabs of the family Paguridae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean Territory of Australia, with descriptions of three new species and reappraisal of the genus Kumepagurus Komai & Osawa, 2012. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 69: 378–402 [399]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, low intertidal, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 6 m.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 17-Jan-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 24-Apr-2012 | 24-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |