Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1736411
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCarcinus
Speciesmaenas
Common Namegreen crab
StateME
CountyCumberland
LocalityCasco Bay (Biddeford Pool and Portland), Maine
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePresumpscot
HUC8 Number01060001
HUC10 NameCasco Bay-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0106000106
HUC12 NameCasco Bay-Atlantic Ocean
HUC12 Number010600010605
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43196
Author:DeRivera, C.E., G.M. Ruiz, A.H. Hines, and P. Jivoff
Date:2005
Title:Biotic resistance to invasion: native predator limits abundance and distribution of an introduced crab
Journal:Ecology
Volume:86
Issue:12
Pages:3364-3376
Record TypeLiterature


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