| Specimen ID | 4297 |
| Group | Crustaceans-Crabs |
| Genus | Platychirograpsus |
| Species | spectabilis |
| Common Name | saber crab |
| State | FL |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Locality | Hillsborough River, Hillsborough County (from the mouth for 16 km to Sulfur Springs) |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Hillsborough |
| HUC8 Number | 03100205 |
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| Collection Month | 4 |
| Collection Year | 1936 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on imported logs |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 1494 |
| Author: | Marchand, L.J. |
| Date: | 1946 |
| Title: | The saber crab, Paltychirograpsus typicus Rathbun, in Florida: a case of accidental dispersal. |
| Journal: | Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Pages: | 93-100 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 9312 |
| Author: | Mattson, R., and G. Warren |
| Date: | 1996 |
| Title: | Notes on the lesser known benthos of Florida: Platychirograpsus spectabilis Rathbun, 1914. |
| Publisher: | Florida Association of Benthologists |
| Volume: | 10 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 9 |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 1652 |
| Author: | McCann, J.A., L.N. Arkin, and J.D. Williams |
| Date: | 1996 |
| Title: | Nonindigenous Aquatic and Selected Terrestrial Species of Florida. Status, Pathways, Dates of Introduction, Range Distributions, and Significant Ecological and Economic Effects |
| Publisher: | Florida Caribbean Science Center, U S Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL. |
| Pages: | 301 pp |
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| Comments | found in large numbers at Old Dam in 1939 |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt-US National Museum |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | many |
