Tinctor hermit crab [Dardanus tinctor]
Description
Divers may spot Dardanus tinctor using its shell as a mobile home while it forages near the substrate. It’s typically most noticeable when it slowly emerges to feed, then retreats quickly if the water gets too busy.
Where To See Tinctor hermit crab
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Crabs, Lobsters & Shrimp
Malacostraca
|
| Order |
Decapods
Decapoda
|
| Family |
Left-handed Hermit Crabs
Diogenidae
|
| Genus |
Dardanus
Dardanus
|
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