Specimen Information

Eriocheir sinensis
Eriocheir sinensis
(Chinese mitten crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic

Specimen ID1757708
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusEriocheir
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese mitten crab
CountryCanada
StateQC
LocalitySt. Lawrence River, south shore at Lévis
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
Map
Collection Day2
Collection Month9
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown | shipping ballast water
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17935
Author:de Lafontaine, Y.
Date:2005
Title:First Record of the Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis) in the St. Lawrence River, Canada.
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:31
Issue:3
Pages:367-370
Reference 2
Ref. Number:17068
Author:Tepolt, C.K., M.J. Blum, V.A. Lee, and E.D. Hanson
Date:2007
Title:Genetic analysis of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) introduced to the North American Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:33
Issue:3
Pages:658-667
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalCanadian Museum of Nature
Museum Cat NumberCMNC 2004-6037
Freshwater/MarineBrackish
Number Collected1
Number of Females1


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