Dardanus dearmatus ( Henderson, 1888 ), 1937

Dardanus dearmatus ( Henderson, 1888) View in CoL

Pagurus dearmatus Henderson, 1888: 58 View in CoL , Fig. 5 View Fig , pl. 6 (Admiralty Islands, type locality); Yap-Chiongco, 1938: 196–197.

Pagurus dermatus – Estampador, 1937: 502; Estampador, 1959: 50 (misspelling of Pagurus dearmatus View in CoL ).

Dardanus dearmatus View in CoL – Rahayu, 2000: 386; Asakura & Hirayama, 2002: 223–229, Figs. 7 View Fig –10.

Material examined. 1 male SL 5.2 mm ( ZRC), stn PN1, Balicasag I., 9°31.2′N, 123°41.3′E, 50–500 m, v.2004 GoogleMaps to vii.2004.

Habitat. Subtidal to approximately 500 m.

Remarks. This is typically a shallow subtidal species (to about 15 m, i.e., Rahayu, 2000) but there are reports of D. dearmatus from 29–46 m in the Admiralty Islands ( Henderson, 1888) or much deeper waters, e.g., 605–915 m in Saya de Malha Bank ( Laurie, 1926). The single specimen from Balicasag Island is also from relatively deep water ( 50–500 m), and was collected via tangle net.

Cassidy (2005), without further explanation, stated his opinion that Estampador’s (1937) report of D. dearmatus actually refers to D. gemmatus . Estampador’s (1937) specimens could not be located for verification ( Asakura & Hirayama, 2002: 229). Regardless of the identity of Estampador’s material, this report confirms the presence of D. dearmatus in Philippine waters.