Yap, Micronesia
Wakatobi, Indonesia
Wakatobi, Indonesia
Fiji
Yap, Micronesia
White-Spotted Hermit Crab
Dardanus megistos
White-Spotted Hermit Crab
Also known as: Knobbly Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Dardanus megistos
Size: 4 to 8 in. (10 to 20 cm)
Depth: 10-50 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Multicrustacea (Superclass)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Eucarida (Superorder)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Anomura (Infraorder)
└Paguroidea (Superfamily)
└Diogenidae (Family)
└Dardanus (Genus)
└D. megistos (Species)
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