Specimen Information

Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
(Asian shore crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic

Specimen ID155580
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusHemigrapsus
Speciessanguineus
Common NameAsian shore crab
StateRI
CountyWashington
LocalityNarragansett Bay, Point Judith
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNarragansett
HUC8 Number01090004
HUC10 NameNarragansett Bay
HUC10 Number0109000409
HUC12 NamePettaquamscutt River-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC12 Number010900040912
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/MarineBrackish-Marine


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