Biology:Great spider crab
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Short description: Species of crab
| Great spider crab | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Oregoniidae |
| Genus: | Hyas |
| Species: | H. araneus
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| Hyas araneus | |
The great spider crab, Hyas araneus, is a species of crab found in northeast Atlantic waters and the North Sea, usually below the tidal zone.[1]
In 1986, two specimens were captured at the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula, apparently transported by human agency.[2] It has been feared that the species would have an adverse effect on the native fauna, but there have been no further captures from the region since the 1986 specimens.[3]
The great spider crab can moult and get rid of their outer shell/skin. This can take some time but it lets them grow to great size. After they moult they are very vulnerable to predators because of a very soft exoskeleton.
References
- ↑ Kåre Telnes (17 November 2021). "Great spider crab". The Marine Fauna Gallery of Norway. http://www.seawater.no/fauna/arthropoda/araneus.html.
- ↑ Marcos Tavares & Gustavo A. D. de Melo (2004). "Discovery of the first known benthic invasive species in the Southern Ocean: the North Atlantic spider crab Hyas araneus found in the Antarctic Peninsula". Antarctic Science 16 (2): 129–131. doi:10.1017/S0954102004001877. Bibcode: 2004AntSc..16..129T. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=226903.
- ↑ H.J. Griffiths; R.J. Whittle; S.J. Roberts; M. Belchier; K. Linse (2013). "Antarctic Crabs: Invasive or Endurance?". PLOS ONE 8 (7): e66981. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066981. PMID 23843974. Bibcode: 2013PLoSO...866981G.
Wikidata ☰ Q2281025 entry
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