Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID155568
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCarcinus
Speciesmaenas
Common Namegreen crab
StateME
CountyHancock
LocalityAtlantic Ocean, Mt. Desert Island, Northeast Harbor
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMaine Coastal
HUC8 Number01050002
Map
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Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13206
Author:Whitlatch, R.B., and R.W. Osman.
Date:2000
Title:Geographical distributions and organism-habitat associations of shallow-water introduced marine fauna in New England.
Publisher:MIT Sea Grant Program.
Pages:61-65
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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