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Dardanus megistos
As recorded: Dardanus megistos (J.F.W.Herbst, 1804)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Diogenidae
- Collected by
- D. Takaoka
- Locality
- Portlock
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Depth
- 3 m
- Identified by
- D. Takaoka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dardanus megistos observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,304 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Okinawa, JP
(c) Mei Li P., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Buton, ID-SG, ID
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Hirifa, French Polynesia
(c) Michele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Kenting, Kenting, TW-TA-PT, TW-TA, TW
(c) 雲一百香果, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-10
Kangean Island, East Java, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dardanus megistos. BPBM 15852. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090240584. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/15852.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090240584 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
