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Eriocheir sinensis
(Chinese mitten crab)
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Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID238746
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusEriocheir
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese mitten crab
StateDE
CountyKent
LocalityDelaware Bay off the mouth of the Simons River
HUC8 NameDelaware Bay
HUC8 Number2040204
Latitude39.2231685
Longitude-75.404085
Lat-Long SourceGNIS
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day10
Month7 (July)
Year2007
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statuscollected
CommentsSpecimen had mated, sperm present in storage organ.
Record TypePersonal communication
Museum Catalog NoSERC
VerifierDr. Greg Ruiz, Smithsonian Env. Research Center
Fresh/Marine IntroductionBrackish
Number Collected/Observed1
Number of Breedfemales1




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