Dardanus lagopodes

Dardanus lagopodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Diogenidae
Genus: Dardanus
Species: D. lagopodes
Binomial name
Dardanus lagopodes
(Forskål, 1775)

Dardanus lagopodes, known commonly as the hairy red hermit crab, is a species of marine decapod crustacean in the family Diogenidae.[1] Dardanus lagopodes is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region, including the Red Sea.[2][3] It reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in).[3]

References

  1. Patsy McLaughlin (2013). R. Lemaitre & P. McLaughlin, eds. "Dardanus lagopodes (Forskål, 1775)". World Paguroidea & Lomisoidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  2. http://crust.biota.biodiv.tw/pages/4830
  3. 1 2 http://fran.cornu.free.fr/affichage/affichage_nom.php?id_espece=1461
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