Dardanus crassimanus Mauve-eyed hermit crab

Dardanus crassimanus is commonly referred to as Mauve-eyed 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.

Dr. John Turnbull, Marine Explorer, Australien

Foto: Bare Island, Sydney, New South Wales, Australien

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AphiaID:: 208703

Scientific:: Dardanus crassimanus
German:: Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Mauve-eyed Hermit Crab

Category:: Heremietkrabben

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Dardanus (Genus) > crassimanus (Species)
Initial determination:: (H. Milne Edwards, ), 1836

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Australia, China, Christmas Islands, East Africa, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, New South Wales (Australia), Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Sulu Sea , Taiwan, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean
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:: 7 - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Detritus, Invertebrates, Worms, Zoobenthos
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:: 2017-10-25 12:35:16
Last edit:: 2024-02-23 14:25:38

Info

Dardanus crassimanus (H. Milne Edwards, 1836)

Overall reddish color, mauve eyestalks with a thin white distal band and light purple banded leg joints. Scutes and legs are covered with white hair tips. A large, very active species.

The hermit lives under stones, in the reef and on sandy-muddy zones with seagrass.

Synonymised names
Pagurus crassimanus H. Milne Edwards, 1836 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pagurus pavimentatus Hilgendorf, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pagurus sculptipes Stimpson, 1858 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

RLS Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 26.12.2022.
SeaLifeBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Bare Island, Sydney, New South Wales, Australien

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