
Dardanus sanguinocarpus
Bloody Hermit Crab
As recorded: Dardanus sanguinocarpus Degener, 1925
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Diogenidae
- Collected by
- L.S. Godwin
- Locality
- Midway Atoll
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- S. Godwin
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dardanus sanguinocarpus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 141 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.

2026-10-12
Electric Beach North
(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-06-11
Pupukea, HI 96712, USA
(c) Shallow Reef, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-09
Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) pippa_swannell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-08
Cocos (Keeling) Islands, CC
(c) Nic Katherine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-06
Kihei, HI 96753, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-17
N Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) Max, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dardanus sanguinocarpus. BPBM 13051. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090249848. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/13051.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090249848 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
