Dardanus megistos (Herbst, 1804)
Whitespotted hermit
Dardanus megistos
photo by Harasti, David

Family:  Diogenidae (left-handed hermit crabs)
Max. size:  20 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 30 years
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Hawaii.
Diagnosis:  Spermatophore has a total length of 0.0016 cm, a stalk that is 0.0090 cm long and 0.0020 cm wide and an ampulla that is 0.0060 cm long and 0.0045 cm wide (Ref. 2889).
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 85195. Intertidal to 50 m (Ref. 85195). Also occurs from littoral and subtidal zones (Ref. 2884); associated with coral reef, reef flats, rocky platform, rubble, sand (Ref. 81753), seagrass bed and algal mat (Ref. 106227). On coral heads in lagoons (Ref. 74671). Reported to feed on holothurians (Ref. 106232). Opportunistic omnivore (Ref. 100471).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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