Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Platypodiella rotundata
cangrejo xántido, Xanthid crab
Origin and Affin. Atlantic.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Suborder
Pleocyemata
Superfamily
Xanthoidea
Family
Xanthidae
Genus
Platypodiella
Species
rotundata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Atergatis cristatissimo Lockington, 1876, Atergatis rotundata Stimpson, 1860 fide Appeltans et al. 2010
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Gulf of California and Panamic
- 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.
- 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.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Platypodiella rotundata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=9814. Accessed 18 August 2025.