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Hemigrapsus oregonensis

(Dana, 1851)

Yellow Shore Crab

G5Secure Found in 39 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.108723
Element CodeICMAL32010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyGrapsidae
GenusHemigrapsus
Synonyms
Hemigrapsus estellinensisCreel, 1964
Other Common Names
Crabe d'Oregon (FR)
Concept Reference
Williams, A. B., L. G. Abele, D. L. Felder, H. H. Hobbs, Jr., R. B. Manning, P. A. McLaughlin, and I. P. Farlante. 1989a. A List of Common and Scientific Names of Decapod Crustaceans from America North of Mexico. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 17. 77 pp.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2015-05-19
Change Date2015-05-19
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
This species is ranked as secure in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and lack of known threats.
Range Extent Comments
This species ranges from Resurrection Bay, Alaska to Bahia de Todos Santos, Baja California (Cowles 2005).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of occurrences (subpopulations).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
TexasSNANo
Roadless Areas (39)
Alaska (36)
AreaForestAcres
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
ChristovalTongass National Forest9,129
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
KosciuskoTongass National Forest64,134
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
MontagueChugach National Forest204,875
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North EtolinTongass National Forest40,993
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North KupreanofTongass National Forest114,660
Outer IslandsTongass National Forest99,862
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
SecurityTongass National Forest31,428
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Umpqua SpitSiuslaw National Forest2,090
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
References (3)
  1. Cowles, D. 2005. <i>Hemigrapsus oregonensis</i> (Dana, 1851). Invertebrates of the Salish Sea, Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory. Walla Walla University, College Place, Washington. Accessed 5/19/2015.
  2. Creel, G. C. 1964. <i>Hemigrapsus estellinensis</i>: A new grapsoid crab from north Texas. The Southwestern Naturalist 8(4):236-241.
  3. Williams, A. B., L. G. Abele, D. L. Felder, H. H. Hobbs, Jr., R. B. Manning, P. A. McLaughlin, and I. P. Farlante. 1989a. A List of Common and Scientific Names of Decapod Crustaceans from America North of Mexico. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 17. 77 pp.