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Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
(Asian shore crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic
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Specimen ID238515
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusHemigrapsus
Speciessanguineus
Common NameAsian shore crab
StateVA
CountyNorthampton
LocalityChesapeake Bay at Cape Charles Beach [Delmarva Peninsula]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePokomoke-Western Lower Delmarva
HUC8 Number02080111
HUC10 NameCherrystone Inlet-Lower Chesapeake Bay
HUC10 Number0208011109
HUC12 NameCherrystone Inlet-Lower Chesapeake Bay
HUC12 Number020801110902
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Collection Day5
Collection Month6
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
CommentsSee voucher photo.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierVirginia Inst. of Mar. Sci. biologist
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1
Size2 in.
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Hemigrapsus sanguineus

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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