Dardanus pedunculatus

Dardanus pedunculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Diogenidae
Genus: Dardanus
Species:
D. pedunculatus
Binomial name
Dardanus pedunculatus
Synonyms [1]
  • Cancer pedunculatus Herbst, 1804
  • Pagurus asper De Haan, 1849
  • Pagurus sigmoidalis Zehntner, 1894
  • Dardanus haani Rathbun, 1902
  • Neopagurus horai Kaamalaveni, 1950

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.

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