Blue-knee Hermit Crab (species: Dardanus guttatus) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Dardanus guttatus
Blue-knee Hermit Crab


©Anne Hoggett: Dardanus guttatus on the reef flat on the eastern side of Lizard Island near sunset.

©Barbara Banks: Dardanus guttatus 8 cm at Pidgin Point, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Diogenidae
Genus Dardanus
Species Dardanus guttatus

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
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©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Allen, G.R. and R. Steene (1994). Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Field Guide Tropical Reef Research, Singapore. ISBN: 981-00-5687-7.