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    Species Accepted

    Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)

    European Green Crab
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Carcinus

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 15 countries or islands

      15 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      ArgentinaYes
      AustraliaYes
      CanadaYes
      ChileNo
      ChinaNo
      EgyptNo
      SpainNo
      Saint Pierre and MiquelonNo
      PortugalNo
      Svalbard and Jan MayenYes
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      40 results
      Bogkrabbi Icelandic
      Cangrexo común Galician
      Cangrexo verde Galician
      Caranguejo-verde Portuguese
      Cámbaro Spanish
      European Green Crab English
      European Shore Crab English
      European shore-crab English
      Europinis žoliakrabis Lithuanian
      Granchio verde atlantico Italian

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
      1 result
      Source Dataset

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      29 results
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      Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France, 307 pp. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=9269
      Leach, W.E., 1816, "Malacostraca podophthalmata Britanniae
      Adema, J. P. H. M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands, 244 pp. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=51
      Rathbun, M.J., 1897, The Brachyura of the Biological Expedition to the
      Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK., 627 pp. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001
      Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1392
      Say, T. (1817). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=192550
      Kinahan, J. R. (1857). On Xantho rivulosa and other decapodous Crustacea occurring at Valentia Island, Co. Kerry. The Natural History Review, 4: 57–70. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=379248
      Manning, R. B., & Holthuis, L. B. (1981). West African brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 306: 1–379. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.306 10.5479/si.00810282.306

      Citation

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