Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1757022
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusPetrolisthes
Speciesarmatus
Common Namegreen porcelain crab
StateNC
CountyCarteret
LocalityHarker's Island
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWhite Oak River
HUC8 Number03020301
HUC10 NameNorth River
HUC10 Number0302030105
HUC12 NameOutlet North River
HUC12 Number030203010503
Map
Collection Month8
Collection Year2022
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 Collected151


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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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