Specimen Information

Petrolisthes armatus
Petrolisthes armatus
(green porcelain crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1757011
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusPetrolisthes
Speciesarmatus
Common Namegreen porcelain crab
StateNC
CountyCarteret
LocalityCarrot Island, Taylor Creek
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWhite Oak River
HUC8 Number03020301
HUC10 NameBogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
HUC10 Number0302030107
HUC12 NameCarrot Island-Beaufort Inlet
HUC12 Number030203010704
Map
Collection Month11
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:44716
Author:Blakeslee, A.M.H., C.S. Moore, C.K. Stancil, N.C. Woodward, M.E. Geesin, C. Manning-Moore, R. Aguilar, M.B. Ogburn, S. Smith, and R.K. Gittman
Date:2024
Title:Caribbean creeping crabs: northward expansion of the green porcelain crab in North Carolina, USA
Journal:BioInvasion Records
Volume:13
Issue:1
Pages:109-120
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected12


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/12/2025].

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