Dardanus sanguinolentus Hairy Hermit Crab

Dardanus sanguinolentus is commonly referred to as Hairy Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Dardanus sanguinolentus

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AphiaID:: 1056836

Scientific:: Dardanus sanguinolentus
German:: Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Hairy Hermit Crab

Category:: Paguri

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Calcinidae (Family) > Dardanus (Genus) > sanguinolentus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1824

Occurrence:: Indonesia, Kenya, Marschall Islands, Sulawesi, Tansania
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 50 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1,2 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Detritus, No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2023-01-14 19:19:35
Last edit:: 2025-04-07 17:59:14

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Dardanus sanguinolentus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Family Diogenidae (Left-handed hermit crabs).

Similar to Dardanus longior and Dardanus sanguinocarpus.

Synonymised names:
Pagurus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

1023world.net (en). Abgerufen am 07.04.2025.
researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 06.12.2024.
Underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 14.01.2023.

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Hairy Hermit Crab (Dardanus sanguinolentus), Makawide, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, INDONESIA 2009

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