Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1711939
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCarcinus
Speciesmaenas
Common Namegreen crab
StateME
CountyHancock
LocalitySeal Harbor beach, Mount Desert Island, Maine
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMaine Coastal
HUC8 Number01050002
HUC10 NameBlue Hill Bay-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0105000215
HUC12 NameBlue Hill Bay-Atlantic Ocean
HUC12 Number010500021509
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month7
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:40924
Author:Stephen, B.J., and M. Begley-Irish
Date:2023
Title:Intertidal green crab survey over a ten-year period on a Maine cobble beach
Journal:Northeastern Naturalist
Volume:30
Issue:1
Pages:1-8
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected247


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/9/2024].

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