Summary description from Wikipedia:

Dardanus megistos in languages:

Chinese

巨型真寄居蟹

Chinese

斑點真寄居蟹

Czech

poustevníček bělotečný

English

White-spotted Hermit Crab

English

Spotted Hermit Crab

French

Bernard l'ermite à points blancs

French

Pagure pointillé

Japanese

コモンヤドカリ

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Parent Taxon

• Dardanus

Sibling Taxa

• Dardanus arrosor
• Dardanus aspersus
• Dardanus australis
• Dardanus balhibuon
• Dardanus brachyops
• Dardanus calidus
• Dardanus crassimanus
• Dardanus deformis
• Dardanus fucosus
• Dardanus gemmatus
• Dardanus guttatus
• Dardanus hessii
• Dardanus imbricatus
• Dardanus impressus
• Dardanus insignis
• Dardanus jacquesi
• Dardanus lagopodes
• Dardanus longior
• Dardanus megistos
• Dardanus pectinatus
• Dardanus pedunculatus
• Dardanus sanguinocarpus
• Dardanus sanguinolentus
• Dardanus scutellatus
• Dardanus setifer
• Dardanus sinistripes
• Dardanus tinctor
• Dardanus venosus
• Dardanus woodmasoni

Top Observation Places

• Nouméa