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Carcinus maenas
(green crab)

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Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID	4845
Group	Crustaceans-Crabs
Genus	Carcinus
Species	maenas
Common Name	green crab
State	MA
County	Dukes
Locality	Vineyard Sound, MA
HUC8 Name	Cape Cod
HUC8 Number	1090002
Year	1882
Year Accuracy (Specimen)	Publication Year
Contact	[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathway	shipping
Status	established
Comments	These records from USNM catalog under the name Carcinides maenas.
Record Type	Personal communication
Disposal	preserved
Museum Catalog No	USNM
Verifier	U.S. National Museum
Fresh/Marine Introduction	Marine
Number Collected/Observed	5
Year Class	juvenile

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