Dardanus guttatus (Olivier, 1812)

Pagurus guttatus Olivier, 1812: 640 (Pacific Ocean, type locality); Estampador, 1937: 503; Yap-Chiongco, 1938: 200; Fize & Serène, 1955: 173–182, Figs. 26 and 27 C–D, pl. 5 nos. 1–3; Estampador, 1959: 51.

Dardanus guttatus – Haig & Ball, 1988: 165; Gherardi & McLaughlin, 1994: 639–640; Cassidy, 2005: 104–109, Figs. 7–9.

Material examined. 1 damaged individual (ZRC), Maribohoc Bay, Bohol I., no other data .

Habitat. Intertidal to shallow subtidal, on coralline or rocky substrates; occupies shells with narrow apertures (e.g., strombid and conid shells).

Remarks. Dardanus guttatus is easily distinguished from other species of Dardanus by the distinctive blue patches on the carpi of its chelipeds and ambulatory legs.