Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1725309
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCarcinus
Speciesmaenas
Common Namegreen crab
StateME
CountyYork
LocalityIntertidal zone, Biddeford Pool, Maine, USA
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePiscataqua-Salmon Falls
HUC8 Number01060003
HUC10 NameGoosefare Bay-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0106000303
HUC12 NameGoosefare Bay-Atlantic Ocean
HUC12 Number010600030303
Map
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Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43006
Author:Danziger, A.M., and M. Frederich
Date:2022
Title:Challenges in eDNA detection of the invasive European green crab, Carcinus maenas
Journal:Biological Invasions
Volume:24
Pages:1881-1894
Record TypeLiterature


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