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
Dardanus megistos
Striated Hermit Crab
Dardanus arrosor
Neopetrolisthes aspersus
Dardanus aspersus
Neopetrolisthes australis
Dardanus australis
Dardanus balhibuon
Dardanus balhibuon
Dardanus biordines
Dardanus biordines
Dardanus brachyops
Dardanus brachyops
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
Dardanus deformis
Bareye Hermit
Dardanus fucosus
Jeweled Anemone Hermit
Dardanus gemmatus
Blue-knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus guttatus
Hess' Hermit Crab
Dardanus hessii
Holthuis' Hermit Crab
Dardanus holthuisi
Dardanus imbricatus
Dardanus imbricatus
Dardanus imperator
Dardanus imperator
Dardanus impressus
Dardanus impressus
Red Brocade Hermit
Dardanus insignis
Dardanus jacquesi
Dardanus jacquesi
Dardanus janethaigae
Dardanus janethaigae
Black-eyed Hermit Crab
Dardanus lagopodes
Dardanus longior
Dardanus longior
Dardanus magdalenensis
Dardanus magdalenensis
Dardanus nudus
Dardanus nudus
Anemone Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus
Dardanus pilosus
Dardanus pilosus
Dardanus robustus
Dardanus robustus
Dardanus rufus
Dardanus rufus
Bloody Hermit
Dardanus sanguinocarpus
Blood-red hermit crab
Dardanus sanguinolentus
Shield hermit crab
Dardanus scutellatus
Bristly hermit crab
Dardanus setifer
Left-footed hermit crab
Dardanus sinistripes
Squarrose hermit crab
Dardanus squarrosus
Stimpson’s hermit crab
Dardanus stimpsoni
Sulcate hermit crab
Dardanus sulcatus
Tinctor hermit crab
Dardanus tinctor
Umbella hermit crab
Dardanus umbella
Undulating hermit crab
Dardanus undulatus
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