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Dardanus megistos 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Superfamily: Paguroidea Family: Diogenidae Genus: Dardanus Species: D. megistos Binomial name Dardanus megistos
J. F. W. Herbst, 1804 [1]Dardanus megistos, the white-spotted hermit crab or spotted hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab, living in reefs in the Indo-Pacific region from Africa to the South China Sea and Hawaii.[1][2] Dardanus megistos can attain a maximum size of 8 inches (20 cm).
References
- ^ a b Patsy McLaughlin (2009). "Dardanus megistos (Herbst, 1804)". In Patsy McLaughlin. World Paguroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208700. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ "Species Dardanus megistos (Herbst, 1804)". Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. February 23, 2009. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Dardanus_megistos.
External links
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