Specimen Information

Carcinus maenas
Carcinus maenas
(green crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic

Specimen ID887093
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCarcinus
Speciesmaenas
Common Namegreen crab
StateCA
CountySan Mateo
Localityintertidal near inner floating docks
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Francisco Bay
HUC8 Number18050004
HUC10 NameSan Francisco Bay
HUC10 Number1805000410
HUC12 NameSan Francisco Bay Estuaries
HUC12 Number180500041001
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month9
Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
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:25918
Author:California Academy of Sciences.
Date:2013
Title:California Academy of Sciences invertebrate zoology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14137
Publisher:California Academy of Sciences.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalCalifornia Academy of Sciences invertebrate zoology collection
Museum Cat NumberCAS-IZ 167661.0
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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