Paguristes gamianus Pink Hermit Crab

Paguristes gamianus is commonly referred to as Pink Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Paguristes gamianus, pie south Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2023 (CC-BY-SA)

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lexID:: 17207
AphiaID:: 208719

Scientific:: Paguristes gamianus
German:: Rosa Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Pink Hermit Crab

Category:: Paguri

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Paguristes (Genus) > gamianus (Species)
Initial determination:: (H. Milne Edwards, ), 1836

Occurrence:: Endemic species, Namibia, South-Africa
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 0 - 12 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks
Size:: 2,0 cm
Temperature:: 14,8 °F - 22,3 °F (14,8°C - 22,3°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Paguristes angustitheca
Paguristes anomalus
Paguristes bakeri
Paguristes cadenati
Roter Riffeinsiedlerkrebs
Paguristes calliopsis
Paguristes erythrops
Einsiedlerkrebs
Paguristes grayi
Paguristes hernancortezi
Paguristes hewatti
Paguristes hummi
Paguristes inconstans
Paguristes invisisacculus
Paguristes lapillatus
Paguristes laticlavus
Paguristes limonensis
Paguristes lymani
Paguristes moorei
Paguristes oxyophthalmus
Paguristes paraguanensis
Paguristes parvus
Paguristes perplexus
Paguristes puncticeps
Weissgepunkteter Einsiedlerkrebs
Paguristes sericeus
Blauaugen Einsiedlerkrebs
Paguristes spinipes
Paguristes starcki
Paguristes starki
Paguristes tenuirostris
Paguristes tortugae
Gebänderte Augen Einsiedlerkrebs
Paguristes triangulatus
Paguristes turgidus
Orange Haariger Einsiedlerkrebs
Paguristes ulreyi
Pelziger Einsiedlerkrebs
Paguristes wassi
Wass's-Einsiedlerkrebs

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-02-04 20:18:00
Last edit:: 2025-02-04 20:28:07

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Paguristes gamianus (H. Milne Edwards, 1836)

The pink hermit crab (Paguristes gamianus) is a species of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae.

Synonymised names
Paguristes rosaceus Barnard, 1947 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pagurus gamianus H. Milne Edwards, 1836 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

reeflifesurvey (en). Abgerufen am 04.02.2025.
researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 04.02.2025.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 04.02.2025.

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Paguristes gamianus,a frame Murdock Valley, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2020 (CC-BY-SA)

Paguristes gamianus, pie south Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2023 (CC-BY-SA)

Paguristes gamianus, City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA 2020 (CC-BY-SA)

Paguristes gamianus, photographers reef Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2022 (CC-BY-SA)

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