Specimen Information

Charybdis hellerii
Charybdis hellerii
(Indo-Pacific swimming crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic

Specimen ID163750
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCharybdis
Specieshellerii
Common NameIndo-Pacific swimming crab
StateSC
CountyGeorgetown
LocalityWest bank of Town Creek, North Inlet
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCoastal Carolina
HUC8 Number03040208
HUC10 NameNorth Inlet
HUC10 Number0304020804
HUC12 NameDebidue Creek
HUC12 Number030402080402
Map
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Collection Day5
Collection Month10
Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
CommentsGravid female collected by hand from a benthic tray containing oyster rubble.
Record TypePersonal communication
DisposalSoutheastern Regional Taxonomic Center Museum
VerifierDr. David Knott
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1
Size57 mm carapace width
Number of Breeding Females1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/23/2024].

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