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


Specimen ID238747
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusEriocheir
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese mitten crab
StateMD
CountyQueen Anne's
LocalityChesapeake Bay at Kent Point [southern tip of Kent Island [island east of Annapolis]]
HUC8 NameUpper Chesapeake Bay
HUC8 Number2060001
Latitude38.8376159
Longitude-76.368008
Lat-Long SourceGNIS
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day23
Month6 (June)
Year2007
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statuscollected
CommentsSpecimen had mated, sperm was found in storage organ.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierDr. Greg Ruiz, Smithsonian Env. Research Center
Fresh/Marine IntroductionBrackish
Number Collected/Observed1
Number of Breedfemales1





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