Dungeness crab
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The Dungeness crab is a species of crab in the family Cancridae, it makes up one of the most important seafood industries along the west coast of North America. Its typical range extends from Alaska's
Dungeness Crab
The Common Crab of the Pacific Coast. (Male.) Cancer magister, James Dwight Dana. From The Fisheries and Fisheries Industries of the United States
A large Dungeness crab
Close-up of the head: the two eyes sit on eyestalks, with an antennule on either side of the rostrum (center, above the mouth)
Brachyura
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Brachyura is an infraorder of decapod crustaceans comprising the true crabs. They typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the thorax. Their exoskeleton
Dungeness crab
…Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade: Pancrustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Suborder: Pleocyemata Infraorder: Brachyura Family: Cancridae Genus: Metacarcinus Species: M. magister Binomial name Metacarcinus magister (Dana, 1852) Synonyms Cancer magister Dana, 1852 The…
Brachyura montage
Gecarcinus quadratus, a land crab from Central America
Crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus) on Istrian coast, Adriatic Sea
Female crab Xantho poressa at spawning time in the Black Sea, carrying eggs under her abdomen