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Pagurixus patiae Pat's Hermit Crab

Pagurixus patiae is commonly referred to as Pat's Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Pagurixus patiae


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lexID:
15659 
AphiaID:
366636 
Scientific:
Pagurixus patiae 
German:
Pats Einsiedlerkrebs 
English:
Pat's Hermit Crab 
Category:
Heremietkrabben 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Paguridae (Family) > Pagurixus (Genus) > patiae (Species) 
Initial determination:
Komai, 2006 
Occurrence:
Corea, Japan, Marschall Islands, Okinawa, The Ryukyu Islands 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0,16 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-09-03 20:52:52 

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Pagurixus patiae Komai, 2006

This is a very tiny species of Pagurixus. These have been found in small shells on lagoon and seaward reefs.

Holotype: Japan

Very similar to Pagurixus nanus.

The name "patiae" refer to Patsy A. McLaughlin in recognition of her outstanding contributions to systematics of crustaceans.

External links

  1. 1023world.net - Anomura, Video (multi). Abgerufen am 02.04.2023.
  2. scispace.com (en). Abgerufen am 03.09.2025.
  3. treatment.plazi.org (en). Abgerufen am 02.04.2023.
  4. Underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 02.04.2023.

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