| Great spider crab | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Oregoniidae |
| Genus: | Hyas |
| Species: | H. araneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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The great spider crab, Hyas araneus, is a species of crab found in Atlantic waters and the North Sea, usually below the tidal zone.[1]
In 2003 it was discovered around the Antarctic Peninsula apparently transported by human agency.[2]