Specimen Information

Callinectes bocourti
Callinectes bocourti
(Bocourt swimming crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Native Transplant

Specimen ID154018
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCallinectes
Speciesbocourti
Common NameBocourt swimming crab
StateNC
CountyNew Hanover
LocalitySound behind Carolina Beach [Cape Fear River]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Cape Fear
HUC8 Number03030005
HUC10 NameLiliput Creek-Cape Fear River
HUC10 Number0303000507
HUC12 NameTown of Kure Beach-Cape Fear River
HUC12 Number030300050704
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year1977
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18885
Author:Walker, Janice.
Date:2002
Title:Invertebrate database from the Smithsonian Institute.
Pages:87 of 26,700 rows entered as nonindigenous
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalSmithsonian Institution
Museum Cat Number170863
VerifierA. Williams, NOAA
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1
Number of Females1


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