Specimen Information

Eriocheir sinensis
Eriocheir sinensis
(Chinese mitten crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic

Specimen ID160951
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusEriocheir
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese mitten crab
StateCA
CountyContra Costa
LocalitySuisun Bay [Port Chicago, US Naval Station]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSuisun Bay
HUC8 Number18050001
HUC10 NameSuisun Bay
HUC10 Number1805000104
HUC12 NameSuisun Bay
HUC12 Number180500010403
Map
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Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14027
Author:Veldhuizen, T.C.
Date:2001
Title:Life history, distribution, and impacts of the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis.
Journal:Aquatic Invaders
Volume:12
Issue:2
Pages:1-9
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish


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