Patagurus
| Patagurus | |
|---|---|
| Holotype male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Paguridae |
| Genus: | Patagurus |
| Species: | P. rex
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| Binomial name | |
| Patagurus rex Anker & Paulay, 2013
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Patagurus is a monotypic genus of hermit crab, containing just Patagurus rex, that was described from one specimen dredged from the ocean off the coast of French Polynesia. It has independently evolved a hard, protective carapace similar to true crabs, and is an example of carcinization.