Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pagurus benedicti
cangrejo ermitaño, Hermit crab
Caparace width to 10 mm.
subtidal on sandy bottom, nocturne.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Suborder
Pleyocemata
Superfamily
Paguroidea
Family
Paguridae
Genus
Pagurus
Species
benedicti
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Eupagurus benedicti, Eupagurus minutus, Nympagurus galapagensis, Pagurus galapagensis, Pagurus minutus, fide Appeltans (2010). Holotype: USNM 16712, locality Mexico (Gulf of California).
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Gulf of California to Peru and Ecuador including Galapagos Islands.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. Zimmerman, T.L. (2000) A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 156 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Pagurus benedicti", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8439. Accessed 1 November 2026.