
Dardanus pedunculatus
Anemone Hermit Crab
As recorded: Dardanus asper (De Haan, 1849)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Diogenidae
- Locality
- windward coast
- Island
- Niʻihau
- Depth
- 23 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dardanus pedunculatus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 842 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
Chowder Bay, New South Wales 2088, Australia
(c) Pete McGee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Buton, ID-SG, ID
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Gold Coast QLD, Australia
(c) Kelly-Anne Masterman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Gold Coast QLD, Australia
(c) Kelly-Anne Masterman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
Chowder Bay, New South Wales 2088, Australia
(c) Pete McGee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28
West Nusa Tenggara, ID
(c) Jaxon Cai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dardanus pedunculatus. BPBM 17798. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979262339. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/17798.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979262339 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
