Dardanus imbricatus   (H. Milne Edwards,  1848) (Crab)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order:Decapoda
Family:Diogenidae
Description
In living condition, it is cream colored with a few scattered pinkish dots on the legs and eyestalks. The squamiform tubercles are quite evident on the left palm, propodus and dactylus of third left leg.
Synonym (s)
• Pagurus imbricatus Milne Edwards, 1848
• Pagurus imbricatus Henderson, 1888
• Pagurus imbricatus Alcock, 1905
• Dardanus imbricatus Witherington, 1973
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat:  Reef Associated
Biogeography


• Tamil Nadu, Parangipettai Coast INDIA
• Bay of Bengal
• INDONESIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Little Andaman, Hut Bay (Lat: 10.64) (Long: 92.57) INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Little Andaman (Lat: 10.75) (Long: 92.5) INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Little Andaman, Harbindar Bay INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Little Andaman, R.K. Pur INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Little Andaman, Dugong Creek (Lat: 10.75) (Long: 92.5) INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Little Andaman, Butler Bay (Lat: 10.75) (Long: 92.5) INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Little Andaman, Nanjappa Nagar INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Little Andaman, Netaji Nagar INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Khan, SA and Natarajan, R (1984) Hermit crab of Porto Novo coast (Decapoda: Anomura) Miscellaneous publication occasional paper no 67 Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI 39838 Available at - NCL, Pune
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Sahu, MK; Murugan, M; Khan, SA and Kannan, L (2006) Crustacean resources of the coral reef environment of the little Andaman island, India Fishing Chimes 26(6) 56-59 Available at - NIO, Goa
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