Dardanus lagopodes
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| Dardanus lagopodes | |
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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. lagopodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Dardanus lagopodes (Forskål, 1775) | |
Dardanus lagopodes, known commonly as the hairy red hermit crab, is a species of marine decapod crustacean in the family Diogenidae.[1] Dardanus lagopodes is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region, including the Red Sea.[2][3] It reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in).[3]
