Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Dardanus sanguinolentus
Dardanus sanguinolentus
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Dardanus sanguinolentus
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, French Polynesia, Hawaii
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. sanguinolentus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1056836🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1287081🔗

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