Specimen Information

Petrolisthes armatus
Petrolisthes armatus
(green porcelain crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Native Transplant

Specimen ID240026
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusPetrolisthes
Speciesarmatus
Common Namegreen porcelain crab
StateGA
CountyChatham
LocalityOgeechee River [~9 mi S of Savannah between Raccoon and Ossabaw islands]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOgeechee Coastal
HUC8 Number03060204
HUC10 NameOssabaw Sound-Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0306020403
HUC12 NameOssabaw Sound-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC12 Number030602040304
Map
Collection Day20
Collection Month6
Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberPARM970015
VerifierDr. David Knott - SE Reg. Taxonomic Center
Freshwater/MarineBrackish
Number Collected105
Year Classfirst & second zoea


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/12/2025].

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