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Yellow Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis
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
Purple Shore CrabHemigrapsus nudus
Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Dungeness CrabMetacarcinus magister
Blackclaw Crestleg CrabLophopanopeus bellus
Red Rock CrabCancer productus
Pygmy Rock CrabGlebocarcinus oregonensis
Asian Shore CrabHemigrapsus sanguineus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 8,091 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 7,189 |
| British Columbia | 7,189 |
| Washington | 5,673 |
| California | 1,679 |
| Oregon | 373 |
| Alaska | 272 |
| Nevada | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapods · Decapoda |
| Family | Varunid crabs · Varunidae |
| Genus | Hemigrapsus |
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 Yellow Shore Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.