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Updated 3/31/2013
Family Diogenidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Dardanus
gemmatus
Makai Pier, Oahu, 10 feet |
Nanakuli, Oahu, 25 feet
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Nanakuli, Oahu, 25 feet
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Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 75 feet |
Sea Cave, Oahu, 60 feet
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Juvenile, Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 20 feet |
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Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 60 feet
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South Kona, Hawaii |
Lana'i Lookout, Oahu, 20 feet |
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JEWELED ANEMONE CRAB
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common at any depth. This species has granules on the entire
surface of the left claw while Dardanus pedunculatus is only
partially covered. Attaches two types of anemone outside of and within the shell.
The anemones eject sticky acontia threads if disturbed. Hawaii
& the Indo-Pacific. |
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