Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1657130
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCarcinus
Speciesmaenas
Common Namegreen crab
StateCA
CountyMarin
LocalitySeadrift Lagoon, Stinson Beach
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTomales-Drake Bays
HUC8 Number18050005
HUC10 NameDrakes Bay-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC10 Number1805000505
HUC12 NameBolinas Lagoon
HUC12 Number180500050504
Map
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Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | shipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:35567
Author:Grosholz, E., G. Ashton, M. Bradley, C. Brown, L. Ceballos-Osuna, A. Chang, C. de Rivera, J. Gonzalez, M. Heineke, M. Marraffini, and L.McCann
Date:2021
Title:Stage-specific overcompensation, the hydra effect, and the failure to eradicate an invasive predator. , 118(12).
Journal:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Volume:118
Issue:12
Pages:8 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish


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