Specimen Information

Carcinus maenas
Carcinus maenas
(green crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic
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Specimen ID887079
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCarcinus
Speciesmaenas
Common Namegreen crab
StateMA
CountyBarnstable
LocalityEntrance to Cape Cod Canal. Substrate: Mixed mud and sand
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCape Cod
HUC8 Number01090002
HUC10 NameCape Cod
HUC10 Number0109000202
HUC12 NameWequaquet Lake
HUC12 Number010900020203
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Collection Day29
Collection Month11
Collection Year1967
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:26018
Author:Yale University
Date:2013
Title:Yale Peabody Museum invertebrate zoology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/1021
Publisher:Yale University
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalYale Peabody Museum invertebrate zoology collection
Museum Cat NumberYPM IZ 030733
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/24/2024].

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