Great spider crab
| Great spider crab | |
|---|---|
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| 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) | |
The great spider crab, Hyas araneus, is a species of crab found in northeast 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]
References
- ↑ Kåre Telnes. "Great spider crab". The Marine Fauna Gallery of Norway. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ↑ Marcos Tavares & Gustavo A. D. de Melo (2004). "Discovery of the first known benthic invasive species in the Southern Ocean: the North Atlantic spider crab Hyas araneus found in the Antarctic Peninsula". Antarctic Science 16 (2): 129–131. doi:10.1017/S0954102004001877.