Carcinus maenas - Wikipedia
Carcinus maenas is a common littoral crab. It is known by different names around the world. In the British Isles, it is generally referred to as the shore crab, or green shore crab. In North America and South Africa, it bears the name European green crab.
Shore crab - The Wildlife Trusts
The shore crab is the most common crab encountered on our shores. Normally a green-ish colour, shore crabs are easily found in rockpools or on the end of crab lines dangled into shallow waters.
Shore Crab - NYSDEC - New York State Department of …
The Shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus) is native to the Western Pacific and inhabits rocky intertidal habitats. Non-native populations occur in Northern Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Northwest Atlantic.
Inhabitants of Oregon's Tidepools: Shore Crabs
Shore crabs can hunt and scavenge along the shore above the waterline because they can hold water in their bodies next to the gills, drawing on the oxygen from the stored water for some time.
Common shore crab (Carcinus maenas) - MarLIN - The Marine Life ...
Carcinus maenas is found on all types of shore, from high water to depths of 60 m in the sublittoral, but it is predominantly a shore and shallow water species. It tolerates a wide range of salinities and is especially abundant in estuaries and salt marshes.
Purple shore crab - Wikipedia
The purple shore crab (Hemigrapsus nudus or the naked shore crab[1]) is a common crab of the family Varunidae that is indigenous to the west coast of United States, Canada, and Mexico. H. nudus was first described in 1847 by Adam White, and in 1851, James Dwight Dana formally classified the species. H. nudus is a small, amphibious crab that is ...
SHORE CRABS « NORTHWEST WILDLIFE ONLINE
Of the sixty or so crab species that inhabit North America our Pacific Shores are home to about twenty different kinds, just about all of which can be seen from the shore or dockside. Crabs are identified by shape, color, and the number of spines behind the eyes.
Pachygrapsus crassipes - Wikipedia
Pachygrapsus crassipes, the striped shore crab or lined shore crab, is a small crab found on both rocky and hard-mud soft seashores of the northeastern and northwestern Pacific Ocean. In North America, this species occurs from central Oregon, south through California to near Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
Carcinus maenas, the Green Crab - Evergreen State College
2001年3月30日 · The European green crab, Carcinus maenas, has arrived on the shores of Washington State. This recently-introduced exotic species has the potential for great destruction.
Invasive Species: Asian Shore Crab - Treehugger
2021年4月12日 · The Asian shore crab is an invasive species found along the Atlantic coast of the United States, native to the coastal waters of the western Pacific Ocean from southern Russia to Hong Kong.