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European green crabs are considered to be one of the world’s worst invasive species and a significant threat to the health of Washington’s marine waters.
It is known by different names around the world. In the British Isles, it is generally referred to as the shore crab, or green shore crab. In North America and South Africa, it bears the name European green crab. C. maenas is a widespread invasive species, listed among the 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species. [2]
A sea otter eyes its lunch, one of two invasive European green crabs it was able to retrieve underwater. Photo taken in 2011 in Moss Landing, CA. Green crabs are originally from Europe and arrived ...
Carcinus maenas. C. maenas is among the 100 "world's worst alien invasive species".It is native to the northeast Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea, but has colonised similar habitats in Australia, South Africa, South America, and both Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of North America.
This species can be green, red, or yellow with 2 claws, a saw-like shell, and pointed, hairy back legs. [18] It is smaller than other species, but it is similar in appearance to the native Rock, Jonah, and Lady crabs. [18] [19] The European green crab is dangerous as an invasive species for the aggressive nature in which it inhabits new waters.
There’s a hotline that beachgoers can call if they find one of the creatures. One of the worst invasive species threatens WA waters. Here’s what to do if you see it
Sacculina carcini, the crab hacker barnacle, [2] is a species of parasitic barnacle in the family Sacculinidae, in particular a parasitic castrator, of crabs.The crab that most often is used as a host is the green crab, the natural range of which is the coasts of Europe and North Africa. [2]
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