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Carcinus maenas

Crustaceans

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/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Threats
Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 2
Scientific Name
Carcinus maenas 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Decapoda, Taxa
Source Wikidata: European Green Crab
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Argentina, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Panama, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: West Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. Carcinus maenas (Wikipedia)
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2. Carcinus maenas - Wikipedia
  • threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Carcinus maenas is a widespread invasive species, listed among the 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species.
  • human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    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.
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3. Wikipedia: Carcinus maenas
Wikipedia
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: European Green Crab
Child Taxon Of: Decapoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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