Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID155575
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCarcinus
Speciesmaenas
Common Namegreen crab
StateMA
CountyDukes
LocalityVineyard Sound, Martha's Vineyard Harbor
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameVirginian
HUC8 Number32004100
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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