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Atlantic Mud Crab

Panopeus herbstii

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 15, February 16, March 17, April 28, May 37, June 18, July 15, August 14, September 17, October 16, November 13, December 13.
United States763
Virginia219
North Carolina58
Maryland53
South Carolina47
Massachusetts45
New York40
Georgia29
New Jersey23
Connecticut22

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Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassMalacostracans · Malacostraca
OrderDecapods · Decapoda
FamilyMud Crabs · Panopeidae
GenusMud Crabs · Panopeus

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