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Purple Marsh Crab

Sesarma reticulatum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Massachusetts.January 4, February 3, March 4, April 7, May 12, June 10, July 6, August 6, September 5, October 5, November 4, December 3.
United States332
Massachusetts62
Virginia40
New Jersey31
New York27
Texas20
Maryland20
Mississippi19
Connecticut16
Delaware15

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Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassMalacostracans · Malacostraca
OrderDecapods · Decapoda
FamilySesarmid Marsh Crabs · Sesarmidae
GenusAmerican Marsh Crabs · Sesarma

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