Hapalocarcinus marsupialis
Coral Gall Crab
As recorded: Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Cryptochiridae
- Locality
- Oahu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-18.
2026-04-18
Ilot Porc epic, Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-25
Guam, 66010
(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-02-17
Ailuk Atoll, Îles Marshall
(c) Raphael Forns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-10
Tahiti, French Polynesia
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2023-07-06
Mo'orea, French Polynesia
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis. BPBM 10737. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37070975. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/10737.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37070975 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026