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Limulus polyphemus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Horseshoe Crab

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
VulnerableIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.111326
Element CodeILMER01010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
IUCNVulnerable
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMerostomata
OrderXiphosura
FamilyLimulidae
GenusLimulus
Other Common Names
Limule atlantique (FR)
Concept Reference
Barnes, R.D. 1987. Invertebrate Zoology. Fifth Edition. Saunders College Publishing, New York, New York. 893 pp.
Conservation Status
Review Date2006-10-20
Change Date2006-10-20
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNU
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MarylandSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
New YorkS3Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
FloridaS3Yes
ConnecticutS2Yes
DelawareSNRYes
Roadless Areas (1)
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
References (2)
  1. Barnes, R.D. 1987. Invertebrate Zoology. Fifth Edition. Saunders College Publishing, New York, New York. 893 pp.
  2. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). 2026. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 90-Day Finding on Petitions To List the Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (Limulus Polyphemus) Under the Endangered Species Act. Federal Register 91(32):7448-7468.