Dardanus tinctor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Diogenidae |
Genus: | Dardanus |
Species: | D. tinctor
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Binomial name | |
Dardanus tinctor (
Forskål, 1775)
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Dardanus tinctor, the anemone hermit crab, is a species of marine hermit crab in the family Diogenidae. [1] Dardanus tinctor is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region, including the Red Sea. [1] [2] It reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in). [2]