Scientific Name
Carcinus maenas
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
European Green Crab
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Superclass | Altocrustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Subclass | Eumalacostraca |
| Superorder | Eucarida |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Suborder | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder | Brachyura |
| Superfamily | Portunoidea |
| Family | Portunidae |
| Genus | Carcinus |
| Species | Carcinus maenas |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
from NRMap 2001 submission
Abundance
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
from NRMap 2001 submission: 2 acres impacted/not targeted for control
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
arhl
Created Date
1/21/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ahastings@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/31/2024 2:45:20 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: NRMap 2001 submission
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