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Callinectes sapidus

M.J. Rathbun, 1896

Blue Crab

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.808267

Element CodeICMALD4010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumArthropoda

ClassMalacostraca

OrderDecapoda

FamilyPortunidae

GenusCallinectes

Other Common Names

blue crab (EN) Crabe savoureux (FR)

Concept Reference

McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNU

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Georgia	S4	Yes
Delaware	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes

Roadless Areas (1)

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pond Pine B	Croatan National Forest	2,961

References (4)

Advisory List of Invasive Aquatic Species. 2002. Maine Department of Environmental Protection. In State of Maine Action Plan For Managing Invasive Aquatic Species. October 2002.
McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.
Rhode Island's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. 2005. Division of Fish and Widlife, State of RI Department of Environmental Management. 378 p.
Touchete, J. 2004. Invertebrate List. Rhode Island DEM Fish and Wildlife. Unpublished document, complied for SWG Program.