Dardanus longior Hermit Crab

Dardanus longioris commonly referred to as 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 longior Asakura, 2006

Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:: 13530
AphiaID:: 367589

Scientific:: Dardanus longior
German:: Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Hermit Crab

Category:: Hermit Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Dardanus (Genus) > longior (Species)
Initial determination:: Asakura, 2006

Occurrence:: Japan, Marschall Islands, Micronesia
Sea depth:: Meter
Temperature:: ~ 64.4 °F (18°C)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
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:: 2021-01-08 20:01:37
Last edit:: 2021-01-08 20:13:00

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Dardanus longior Asakura, 2006

At Kwajalein, Dardanus longior has been found only rather deep on the seaward slope. This one is inhabiting the fresh shell of Conus brazieri, a species have seen only in the deep seaward slope habitat.

Similar to Dardanus sanguinolentus.

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underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 08.01.2021.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 08.01.2021.

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