Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Dardanus lagopodes
Dark Knee Hermit Crab
Also known as: Hairy Red Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Dardanus lagopodes
Size: Up to 1.25 in. (3 cm)  
Depth: 3-150 ft. (1-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, French Polynesia
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Paguroidea (Superfamily) Hermit Crabs
         └Diogenidae (Family) Left-Handed Hermits
          └Dardanus (Genus)
           └D. lagopodes (Species)
WoRMS ID: 208704🔗
iNaturalist ID: 319352🔗

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