Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

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) 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. megistos (Species)
WoRMS ID: 208700🔗
iNaturalist ID: 143945🔗

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