Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1871133
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusPetrolisthes
Speciesarmatus
Common Namegreen porcelain crab
StateGA
CountyChatham
LocalityRomerly Marsh, site 3
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOgeechee Coastal
HUC8 Number03060204
HUC10 NameWilmington River-Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0306020401
HUC12 NameWassaw Sound-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC12 Number030602040102
Map
Collection Month6
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:45318
Author:Ziegler, S.L., M.J. Pierce, and J.E. Byers
Date:2024
Title:Invasive crab positively correlated with native predatory crab species over a regional scale
Journal:Biological Invasions
Volume:26
Pages:3341-3351
CommentsDensity of P. armatus: 44 individuals 0.25 m^-2
Record TypeLiterature


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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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