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Atlantic Horseshoe Crab
Limulus polyphemus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Mangrove Horseshoe CrabCarcinoscorpius rotundicauda
Indo-Pacific Horseshoe CrabTachypleus gigas
Tri-spine Horseshoe CrabTachypleus tridentatus
Florida Stone CrabMenippe mercenaria
Atlantic Blue CrabCallinectes sapidus
Bdelloura candida
Gracile Sea SpiderNymphon gracile
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 25,432 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3,882 |
| New York | 3,568 |
| New Jersey | 3,210 |
| Delaware | 1,990 |
| South Carolina | 1,673 |
| Maryland | 1,403 |
| Virginia | 955 |
| Connecticut | 834 |
| Rhode Island | 780 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- DetritivoreFeeds on dead organic material and debrisFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Horseshoe Crabs · Merostomata |
| Order | Horseshoe Crabs · Xiphosurida |
| Family | Horseshoe Crabs · Limulidae |
| Genus | Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs · Limulus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Atlantic Horseshoe Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.