Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Tumidotheres margarita
Cangrejo xantido, Xanthid crab
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
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Gulf of California and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
- 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.