Records Of The Hermit Crab Genus Pagurixus Melin, 1939 (Decapoda: Anomura: Paguridae) From Shallow Coral Reefs In The Panglao Islands, The Philippines, With Description Of A New Species Author Komai, Tomoyuki Author Rahayu, Dwi Listyo text Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2013 2013-02-28 61 1 133 141 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5351700 2345-7600 5351700 3EC76281-1ABA-4E72-BBE1-0BF811387484 Pagurixus haigae Komai & Osawa, 2007 Pagurixus laevimanus – McLaughlin & Haig, 1984: 142, fig. 7; not Pagurixus laevimanus ( Ortmann, 1892 ) Pagurixus haigae Komai & Osawa, 2007: 97 , figs. 1–4; Komai, 2010: 1287 ; McLaughlin et al., 2010: 32 (list) Material examined . — PANGLAO 2004, stn B12, Panglao Island , Doljo Point , 09°35.6'N , 123°43.2'E , 24–27 m , reef slope, 14 Jun.2004 , 1 male (not measured), ZRC 2012.0916 ; stn B18, Panglao Island , Sungcolan Bay , 09°38.5'N , 123°49.7'E , 3–5 m , blocks dispersed among seagrass, 20 Jun.2004 , 2 males (sl 1.2, 1.5 mm ), 2 females (sl 1.2 mm ; one not measured), ZRC 2012.0917 ; stn B23, Balicasag , Black Forest , 09°31.1'N , 123°41.3'E , 20–25 m , rubble on sand, 5 males , 1 juvenile (not measured), ZRC 2012.0918 ; same data, 2 males (sl 1.3, 1.5 mm ), CBM-ZC 11252 ; stn B39, Panglao Island , Pontod Lagoon 1, 09°32.8'N , 123°42.1'E , 17–25 m , reef wall with small caves, 2 Jul.2004 , 1 male (sl 1.3 mm ), ZRC 2012.0919 ; stn B42, Panglao Island , between Momo and Napaling , 09°37.0'N , 123°46.0'E , 30–33 m , edge on reef wall, 6 Jul.2004 , 1 male , ZRC 2012.0920 ; stn D8, Panglao Island , Dao , 09°34.0'N , 123°48.9'E , 1–4 m , sandy bottom, seagrass, rubble, coral slabs, 9 Jun.2004 , 2 males (sl 1.7, 1.9 mm ), ZRC 2012.0921 ; stn M1, Panglao Island , Alona Beach , 09°32.9'N , 123°46.6'E , intertidal to shallow subtidal, May to Jul.2004 , 2 males , 3 females (not measured because of poor condition), ZRC 2012.0922 ; stn M3, Panglao Island , Danao , 9°32.5'N , 123°44.7'E , 0–2.5 m , reef, 31 May to 17 Jun.2004 , 9 males , 2 females , 2 ovig. females (not measured) ; same data, 1 male (sl 1.8 mm ), MNHN-IU-2009-2405 ; stn M7, Panglao Island , Momo Beach, 0–3 m , 09°36.1'N , 123°45.2'E , reef platform with seagrass, 1 Jun.2004 , 2 ovig. females (sl 1.3, 1.7 mm ), ZRC 2012.0923 ; stn M11, Panglao Island , Sungcolan Bay , 09°38.3'N , 123°49.6'E , 0–3 m , rocky intertidal, fringe mangrove and seagrass, 6 Jun.2004 , 1 ovig. female (sl 1.9 mm ), ZRC 2012.0924 ; stn M18, Panglao Island , Gak-Ang Islet , 09°33.0'N , 123°43.5'E , intertidal to shallow subtidal, sandy bottom and seagrass, 10 Jun.2004 , 27 males (sl 1.8–2.5 mm ), 15 females (sl 1.5–1.7 mm ), ZRC 2012.0925 ; stn R66 , Panglao Island , Sungcolan inlet, 09°38.3'N , 123°50.3'E , 1–3 m , channel between lagoon and the sea, 18 Jun.2004 , 1 ovigerous female (sl 2.0 mm) ZRC 2012.0926 ; stn S32, Panglao Island , Pontod Islet lagoon, 09°33.1'N , 123°44.0'E , 4 m , sand with extensive seagrass, few coral heads, 8 Jun.2004 , 5 males (sl 1.3 mm ), 1 ovig. female (not measured), ZRC 2012.0927 . Distribution . — Ryukyu Islands ( Japan ), Guam , the Philippines , New Guinea , New Caledonia , and Phuket ( Thailand ); intertidal to 33 m . Remarks . — This species was recorded from the Philippines by Komai & Osawa (2007). It exhibits substantial variation in the armature and ornamentation of the right cheliped in males, as Komai & Osawa (2007) mentioned. Furthermore, it has been found that the terminal margins of the telson vary from oblique to nearly horizontal.