Dardanus insignis, Red brocade hermit
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Dardanus insignis   (de Saussure, 1858)

Red brocade hermit

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Diogenidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 22 - 318 m (Ref. 97531).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

In Brazil, longevity ranged from 20 to 62 months. Recruitment starts in September to following months as estimated. Found on the outer continental shelf (Ref. 97531).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Ovigerous females are absent from April to August. Seasonal reproductive pattern with a peak of September to November.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Cranco, J.O., A. Turra and F.X. Souto 2002 Population biology and growth of the hermit crab Dardanus insignis at Armação do Itapocoroy, southern Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 82(4): 597-603. (Ref. 82295)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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