Colouration (in life or fresh). Paragiopagurus atkinsonae sp. n., South Africa, West Coast: A male holotype 7.0 mm, WCDSS2016 (USNM 1292083) Bovig. female 6.4 mm, WCDSS2016 (SAMC MB-A066816) Covig. female 6.8 mm, WCDSS2016 (SAMC MB-A066809), shield and cephalic appendages, dorsal view.

 
 
  Part of: Landschoff J, Lemaitre R (2017) Differentiation of three common deep-water hermit crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Parapaguridae) from the South African demersal abundance surveys, including the description of a new species of Paragiopagurus Lemaitre, 1996. ZooKeys 676: 21-45. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.676.12987