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whitespotted hermit

Dardanus megistos

Classification

Dardanus megistos, the white-spotted hermit crab or spotted hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab belonging to the family Diogenidae. Etymology The genus name Dardanus refers to the son of Zeus and Electra in Greek mythology, while the species name megistos is the superlative of the Greek word mega, therefore it means the largest. Distribution This species is present in the Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to the South China Sea, Australia and east to Hawaii.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 91United States of America · 29United Kingdom · 1