Dardanus gemmatus
Jeweled Anemone Hermit Crab
As recorded: Dardanus gemmatus (H.Milne-Edwards, 1848)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Diogenidae
- Collected by
- Ball
- Locality
- Laysan
- Island
- Laysan
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- D.M. Devaney, July 1979Dennis M. Devaney →C. Mah 25 July →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dardanus gemmatus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 360 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.
2026-10-12
Lihue, HI 96766, USA
(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Taha'a, French Polynesia
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Taha'a, French Polynesia
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
Eleele, HI 96705, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
Kamehameha Hwy, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Dardanus gemmatus. BPBM 1256. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36347392. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/1256.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36347392 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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