Green Crab Carcinus maenasNon-native  -  Invasive    Synonyms: European Green Crab.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Malacostraca   >   Order Decapoda   >   Family Portunidae   >   Genus Carcinus   

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Green Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/22/2010). (c) Dave Spier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Dave Spier via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Green Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/22/2010). (c) Dave Spier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Dave Spier via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Green Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/22/2010). Photo by Dave Spier. (MBP list)

A Green Crab (below) in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/22/2010). Photo by Dave Spier. (MBP list)

A Green Crab on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/27/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Green Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/11/2023). (c) JoshS, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by joshsliwka via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Green Crab in Somerset Co., Maryland (6/22/2007). Measured 69 mm CW - Alcohol preserved specimen. Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A Green Crab found on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (11/11/2017). Identified by Peter Osenton and Rob Aguilar. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Green Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/11/2017). Identified by Peter Osenton and Rob Aguilar. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Green Crab (underside) in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/11/2017). Identified by Peter Osenton and Rob Aguilar. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Green Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/22/2010). (c) Dave Spier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Dave Spier via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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