| Dardanus tinctor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Diogenidae |
| Genus: | Dardanus |
| Species: | D. tinctor |
| Binomial name | |
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Dardanus tinctor (Forskål, 1775) |
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Dardanus tinctor, the anemone hermit crab, is a species of marine hermit crab in the family Diogenidae.Dardanus tinctor is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region, including the Red Sea. It reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in).