Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Tumidotheres margarita (Smith in Verrill, 1869)

Cangrejo xantido, Xanthid crab

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Malacostraca

Order
Decapoda

Suborder
Pleocyemata

Superfamily
Pinnotheroidea

Family
Pinnotheridae

Genus
Tumidotheres

Species
margarita

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Cryptophrys pubescens Holmes, 1895, Pinnotheres margarita Smith in Verrill, 1869, Pinnotheres pubescens (Holmes, 1895) fide Ahyong, S., et al. (2023).

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

Distribution: Gulf of California and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

References

  • Garth, J.S. (1991) Taxonomy, Distribution, and Ecology of Galápagos. Brachyura. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press. New York and London, p. 123-155.
  • Ahyong, S. Boyko, C.B., Bailly, N., Bernot, J., Bieler, R, ... Williams, D.M., Williams, G., Wilson, R., Witkowski, J., Wyatt, N., Wylezich, C., Xavier, J., Xu, K., Zanol, J., Zeidler, W., Zhao, Z., Zullini, A. (2023) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Tumidotheres margarita", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=24996. Accessed 5 May 2025.