Carcinus maenas is a common littoral crab known by different names in different regions. In the British Isles it is generally called the shore crab or green shore crab, while in North America and South Africa it is known as the European green crab. It is native to Europe and North Africa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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1. Carcinus maenas (Wikipedia)
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It grows to a carapace width of 90 mm (3+1⁄2 in), and feeds on a variety of mollusks, worms, and small crustaceans, affecting a number of fisheries.
In Biome: Estuary, Ecology
Carcinus maenas can live in all types of protected and semiprotected marine and estuarine habitats, including those with mud, sand, or rock substrates, submerged aquatic vegetation, and emergent marsh, although soft bottoms are preferred.
View the Source2. Carcinus maenas - Wikipedia
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Carcinus maenas is a widespread invasive species, listed among the 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species.
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Carcinus maenas is a widespread invasive species, listed among the 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species.
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
It is native to the north-east Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea, but has colonised similar habitats in Australia, South Africa, South America, and both Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of North America.
View the Source3. NatureServe Explorer: Carcinus maenas
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"roundedGRank": "GNR"
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
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5. Wikipedia: Carcinus maenas
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6. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Carcinus maenas
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory recordQuote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: European Green Crab
Child Taxon Of: Decapoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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