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Dardanus megistos (Herbst, 1804)

Robert K. Whitton Thursday, June 10, 2004 Anilao [Philippines]

Robert K. Whitton Sunday, July 31, 2016 Cenderawasih Bay [Papua Barat Province]

Robert K. Whitton Tuesday, February 22, 2000 Saipan []
Herbst 1804 described megistos on page 23 in the 1804 book, "Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse..", originally placing the species in the genus Cancer Linnæus, 1758.

Other Authors using this species concept:

• In DeFelice, Ralph C. & Lucius G. Eldredge, III. 2004 Electronic Source Hawaii Invertebrate Checklist Database as Dardanus megistos
• Page 208 In Colin, Patrick L. & C. Arneson. 1995 Book Tropical Pacific Invertebrates as Dardanus megistos
• Page 23 pl. 61, fig. 1 In Herbst, Johann F. W. 1804 Book Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse.. (Heft 4) 1-49; pls. lix-lxii as Cancer megistos

Taxonomy Kingdom Animalia  Phylum Arthropoda   Subphylum Crustacea    Class Malacostraca     Subclass Eumalacostraca      Superorder Eucarida       Order Decapoda        Suborder Reptantia         Infraorder Anomura          Superfamily Coenobitoidea           Family Diogenidae            Genus Dardanus             Species megistos

Locations

Evidence 3 VideoRecordings 10-10m

Associated Organisms

Taxa	Identified As	Location	Evidence Type	Event Date	Observers/Collectors	Determiners	Min Depth	Max Depth
Dardanus megistos (Herbst, 1804)	Dardanus megistos [Herbst, 1804]	Saipan	Video Recording	02/21/2000	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	0m	0m
Dardanus megistos (Herbst, 1804)	Dardanus megistos [Herbst, 1804]	Anilao	Video Recording	06/10/2004	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	m	m
Dardanus megistos (Herbst, 1804)	Dardanus megistos [Herbst, 1804]	Cenderawasih Bay	Video Recording	07/31/2016	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	10m	10m

Names linked to the original usage
Cancer megistos Herbst, 1804 Species
Dardanus megistos (Herbst, 1804) Species
Cancer megistos Herbst, 1804 Species
Dardanus megistos (Herbst, 1804) Species