European Green Crab
By: Chris Proctor and Camden McMillan
Species Information
Common name- European Green Crab
Scientific name- Carcinus Maenas
Species Type - Aquatic and Terrestrial Animal
Physical Description and Native Habitat
-This crab is a darkish green color, with a rough edged body, medium sized claws, five spines and has eight legs and two claws.
- The European green crab's feeding habits and tolerance of a wide variety of environmental conditions has numerous coastal communities outside its native range, including South Africa, Australia, Japan, and both coasts of North America.
Habitat
The crab can be found on a rocky shore or a sandy bottom
Genders
The left is a picture of a female crab, while the picture on the right is a male crab
Phase
This is the crab in the Megalopar Stage
Threats and problems
The green crab is killing all the soft shell clams off the east coast of the united states. It is the main prey that they feed on. This occurs near the outer banks and coastal north carolina. This crab spreads by attaching it self to a boat. For example the reason the crab is over here is because it attached to a european boat that was on its way to maine
Population Control
One of the ways we think population can be controlled is by crabbing tournaments and by putting them in the local aqurium with there own habitat.