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European Green Crab

Crustaceans

Carcinus maenas is a common littoral crab known by different names around the world: in the British Isles it is generally called the shore crab or green shore crab, and in North America and South Africa it bears the name European green crab. Native to Europe and North Africa, it is a widespread invasive species listed among the 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species, having colonised similar habitats in Australia, South Africa, South America and both coasts of North America; it grows to a carapace width of about 90 millimetres and feeds on a variety of molluscs, worms and small crustaceans.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 2
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Threats
Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Carapace up to 60 mm long and 90 mm wide, larger outside its native range 1
Scientific Name
Carcinus maenas 1
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
  • Lead paragraph
    Carcinus maenas is a common littoral crab.
  • Description
    Carcinus maenas has a carapace up to 60 mm (2.4 in) long and 90 mm (3.5 in) wide, but can be larger outside its native range, reaching 100 mm (3.9 in) wide in British Columbia.
  • 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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2. Carcinus maenas (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Quote, Lead section
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.
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: European Green Crab
  • Wikidata Q27779, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Decapoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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