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Williamstimpsonia stimpsoni (A. Milne-Edwards, 1879)

Cangrejo xántido, Xanthid crab

(X. stimpsoni) Caparace width to 11.2 mm.

(X. stimpsoni) Sublittoral.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Malacostraca

Order
Decapoda

Suborder
Pleocyemata

Superfamily
Xanthoidea

Family
Xanthidae

Genus
Williamstimpsonia

Species
stimpsoni

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Daira ecuadoriensis Rathbun, 1935, Xantho multidentatus Lockington, 1877, Xantho stimpsoni A. Milne-Edwards, 1879, Xanthodius stimpsoni (A. Milne-Edwards, 1879) (Horton et al., 2021).

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: (X. stimpsoni) Gulf of California to Ecuador including Galapagos Islands

References

  • Hickman, C.P. Jr. Zimmerman, T.L. (2000) A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 156 pp.
  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Williamstimpsonia stimpsoni", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19936. Accessed 1 November 2026.