Dardanus [Dardanus]

Description

Dardanus refers to hermit crabs known for using shells as mobile homes while they forage along the seafloor. Divers may spot them near rocky areas or sandy patches, where they can look surprisingly bold—moving steadily, then slipping back into cover when approached.

Species
Spotted Hermit Crab
Spotted Hermit Crab

Dardanus megistos

Striated Hermit Crab
Striated Hermit Crab

Dardanus arrosor

Neopetrolisthes aspersus
Neopetrolisthes aspersus

Dardanus aspersus

Neopetrolisthes australis
Neopetrolisthes australis

Dardanus australis

Dardanus balhibuon

Dardanus balhibuon

Dardanus biordines

Dardanus biordines

Dardanus brachyops

Dardanus brachyops

Great Red Hermit Crab
Great Red Hermit Crab

Dardanus calidus

Dardanus callichela

Dardanus callichela

Dardanus corrugatus

Dardanus corrugatus

Dardanus crassimanus

Dardanus crassimanus

Dardanus ctenodon

Dardanus ctenodon

Dardanus dearmatus

Dardanus dearmatus

Pale Anemone Hermit
Pale Anemone Hermit

Dardanus deformis

Bareye Hermit
Bareye Hermit

Dardanus fucosus

Jeweled Anemone Hermit
Jeweled Anemone Hermit

Dardanus gemmatus

Blue-knee Hermit Crab
Blue-knee Hermit Crab

Dardanus guttatus

Hess' Hermit Crab
Hess' Hermit Crab

Dardanus hessii

Holthuis' Hermit Crab
Holthuis' Hermit Crab

Dardanus holthuisi

Dardanus imbricatus

Dardanus imbricatus

Dardanus imperator

Dardanus imperator

Dardanus impressus

Dardanus impressus

Red Brocade Hermit
Red Brocade Hermit

Dardanus insignis

Dardanus jacquesi

Dardanus jacquesi

Dardanus janethaigae

Dardanus janethaigae

Black-eyed Hermit Crab
Black-eyed Hermit Crab

Dardanus lagopodes

Dardanus longior

Dardanus longior

Dardanus magdalenensis

Dardanus magdalenensis

Dardanus nudus

Dardanus nudus

Anemone Hermit Crab
Anemone Hermit Crab

Dardanus pedunculatus

Dardanus pilosus

Dardanus pilosus

Dardanus robustus

Dardanus robustus

Dardanus rufus

Dardanus rufus

Bloody Hermit
Bloody Hermit

Dardanus sanguinocarpus

Blood-red hermit crab
Blood-red hermit crab

Dardanus sanguinolentus

Shield hermit crab
Shield hermit crab

Dardanus scutellatus

Bristly hermit crab
Bristly hermit crab

Dardanus setifer

Left-footed hermit crab
Left-footed hermit crab

Dardanus sinistripes

Squarrose hermit crab
Squarrose hermit crab

Dardanus squarrosus

Stimpson’s hermit crab
Stimpson’s hermit crab

Dardanus stimpsoni

Sulcate hermit crab
Sulcate hermit crab

Dardanus sulcatus

Tinctor hermit crab
Tinctor hermit crab

Dardanus tinctor

Umbella hermit crab
Umbella hermit crab

Dardanus umbella

Undulating hermit crab
Undulating hermit crab

Dardanus undulatus

Stareye Hermit
Stareye Hermit

Dardanus venosus

Dardanus vulnerans

Dardanus vulnerans

Dardanus woodmasoni

Dardanus woodmasoni

Taxonomy
Phylum Arthropods
Arthropoda
Class Crabs, Lobsters & Shrimp
Malacostraca
Order Decapods
Decapoda
Family Left-handed Hermit Crabs
Diogenidae
Statistics
  • Species 47