Long-legged Hermit Crab

Clibanarius longitarsus

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Diogenidae

Dardanus pedunculatus, commonly referred to as the anemone hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab from the Indo-Pacific region. It lives at depths of up to 27 m and collects sea anemones to place on its shell for defence. Distribution Dardanus pedunculatus has a broad distribution in the Indo-Pacific region, from the Seychelles in the west to Japan and Hawaii in the east.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Long-legged Hermit Crab

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