Carcinus

Carcinus ( Karkinos) is a genus of crabs, which includes Carcinus maenas, an important invasive species, and C. aestuarii, a species endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.

Species

PHYLUM

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyCarcinidae

Observations recorded374,725,944

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 72
With media: 21
Family: Carcinidae
Collections: USNM, YPM, NHMUK, MCZ, MNHN
Recorded in: United States, Tunisia, Panama, Croatia, United Kingdom, Hongrie, Netherlands

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Carcinidae
Image: Carcinus maenas.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Carcinus
Commons category: Carcinus
topic's main category: Category:Carcinus
taxon common name: Carcino

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''Carcinus maenas''
''C. aestuarii''
References

Carcinus ( Karkinos) is a genus of crabs, which includes Carcinus maenas, an important invasive species, and C. aestuarii, a species endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.

==Carcinus maenas==

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