Pagurus fungiformis Komai & Rahayu, 2004

Komai, Tomoyuki & Rahayu, Dwi Listyo, 2014, New records and new species of the hermit crab genus Pagurus Fabricius, 1775 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguridae) from the Philippines, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62, pp. 620-646 : 621

Pagurus fungiformis Komai & Rahayu, 2004

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Pagurus fungiformis Komai & Rahayu, 2004: 191 , figs. 1B, 6–9 [type locality: Bitung, Sulawesi, Indonesia, intertidal]; McLaughlin et al., 2010: 33 (list).

Material examined. 5 males (sl 1.9–2.9 mm), 1 ovigerous female (sl 2.3 mm), ( ZRC 2013.0645 ), PANGLAO 2004, stn M51, Mayacabac , Panglao Island, 09°36.8'N, 123°52.2'E, sand and sea grass, intertidal, 30 June 2004 .

Distribution. Previously known from Indonesian localities (Sulawesi and Ambon), intertidal. Now from the Philippines.

Remarks. The present material agrees well with the type description of P. fungiformis by Komai & Rahayu (2004). As has been discussed by the original authors, this species is similar to P. moluccensis in the general morphology and the coloration in life (cf. Fig. 1A, C ), but it is readily recognisable by the unique, characteristic armature of the palms of both chelae, consisting of closely set, low, rounded tubercles with multi-denticulate margins.

Figures

Fig. 1. A, Pagurus fungiformis Komai & Rahayu, 2004, male (sl 2.7 mm), PANGLAO 2004, stn M51, Mayacabac, Panglao Island, ZRC 2013.0645; B, Pagurus kulkarnii Sankolli, 1962, male (sl mm), PANGLAO 2004, stn R66, Sungcolan inlet, Panglao Island, ZRC 2014.0300; C, Pagurus moluccensis Haig & Ball, 1988, male (sl 3.2 mm), PANGLAO 2004, stn M2, west end of Alona Beach, Panglao Island, ZRC 2013.0644; D, Pagurus pergranulatus (Henderson, 1896), PANGLAO 2004, stn R16, Black Forest, Balicasag Island, ovigerous female (sl 6.0 mm), ZRC 2014.0301.