Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Petrolisthes brachycarpus
cangrejo porcelana colorido, Variegated porcelain crab
Caparace width 4-7 mm.
Common on the Intertidal, rare in Subtidal to 20 m.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Suborder
Pleocyemata
Superfamily
Galatheoidea
Family
Porcellanidae
Genus
Petrolisthes
Species
brachycarpus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Ecuador (Galapagos Islands in Floreana, Marchena, Genovesa, Fernandina, Santiago, Seymour, Baltra, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, San Cristobal, Española)
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. Zimmerman, T.L. (2000) A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 156 pp.
- 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.
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Petrolisthes brachycarpus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8448. Accessed 2 August 2025.