Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Jeweled Anemone Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus
Jeweled Anemone Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Dardanus pedunculatus
Size: 1 to 3 in. (2 to 7 cm)  
Depth: 0-100 ft. (0-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
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. pedunculatus (Species)

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