Anemone Hermit Crab (species: Dardanus pedunculatus) in Frankland Island Group, QLD (Gaia Guide)
Frankland Island Group, QLD does not include Dardanus pedunculatus.
Dardanus pedunculatus
Anemone Hermit Crab


©John Turnbull: Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus), Camp Cove

©Sophie Randall: Hermit crab, probably Dardanus pedunculatus, at Lizard Island as found at night. Note commensal anemones, possibly Calliactis polypus, on shell. Thanks to Shane Ahyong at Australian Museum for the identifications.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Diogenidae
Genus Dardanus
Species Dardanus pedunculatus

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