Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pagurus nesiotes
Caparace width to 2,3 mm
subtidal on remains of coral and rock.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Suborder
Pleocyemata
Superfamily
Paguroidea
Family
Paguridae
Genus
Pagurus
Species
nesiotes
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype: USNM 110975, locality Clipperton, Paratype: USNM 221940, locality Clipperton, Paratype: MNHN Pg 4641, locality Galapagos Islands (Santa Cruz I.) in Citation: McLaughlin, P. (2009). Pagurus nesiotes Haig & McLaughlin, 1991. In: McLaughlin, P. World Paguroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=366737 on 2010-04-21
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Clipperton and Ecuador (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 nesiotes", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8440. Accessed 4 November 2026.