Carcinus maenas
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Carcinus maenas [¦kär·sən·əs ′mī·nəs]

(invertebrate zoology)

A decapod crustacean commonly found on the coasts of northwest Europe and the northeast United States that feeds on invertebrates such as mollusks, polychaete worms, and other crustaceans, and periodically sheds its exoskeleton in order to grow. Also known as shore crab.

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No references found			ABSTRACT Juveniles and adults hitch-hiking in fishing gear, recreational vessels, and fisheries and aquaculture products are believed to be important vectors of local dispersal of invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenus L. Survival of European green crab (Carcinus maenus L.) exposed to ... by Darbyson, Emily A.; Hanson, John Mark; Locke, Andrea; Willison, J.H. Martin / Journal of Shellfish Research The European green crab gobbled up two species of native shellfish, says Edwin D. Bivalve takeover: once-benign clams boom after crab influx by Milius, S. / Science News So I became the contact person for the European green crab in Nova Scotia. No career out of reach, says marine biologist by Petten, Cheryl / Wind Speaker			European Bream European Broadcasting Union EBU European canker European Center for Nuclear Research European Coal and Steel Community European Coal and Steel Community ECSC European Commission European Community European Community of Writers European Computer Manufacturers Association European Computer-Industry Research Centre GmbH European corn borer European Council European Court of Human Rights European Court of Justice European Currency Unit European Defense Community European Development Fund European Economic Area European Economic Community European Foulbrood European Free Trade Association European Free Trade Association EFTA European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System European Grape Moth European green crab European hornbeam European Investment Bank European Launcher Development Organization European Monetary Agreement European Monetary System European Mudminnow European Organization for Nuclear Research European Parliament European Payments Union European Physical Society EPS European Pikeperch European porcelain European Recovery Program European Red Mite European Sea Bass European Social Fund European Southern Observatory European Space Agency European Space Operations Center European Space Research and Technology Center European Space Research Institute European Space Research Organization European Strategic Programme for Research in Information Technology European Telecommunications Standards Institute European Union			European Gold Fish European Golden Oldies Rugby Committee European Goldfinch European Goldfish European Goldfish European Goldfish European Golf Association European Golf Course Owner Association European Golf Design European Golf Industry Association European Golf Teachers Federation European Good Agricultural Practices European Good Templar Youth Federation European Good Templar Youth Federation European Good Templar Youth Federation European Good Templar Youth Federation European Good Templar Youth Federation European Good Templar Youth Federation European Government Bonds European Graduate School European Graduate Studies Group European Grape Moth European Grapevine Moth European Grass Snake European Grass Snake European Gravitational Observatory European Green Building Forum European Green Capital European Green Car Initiative European Green Cities Network European green crab European green crabs European green lizard European Green Toad European Greenfinch European Greenfinch European Grid Initiative European Grid of Solar Observations European Ground Station European Group Analytic Training Institutions Network European Group Cat Association European Group for Atomic Spectroscopy European Group for Atomic Systems European group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation European Group for Breast Cancer Screening European Group for Integrated Social Research European Group for Lean Construction European Group for Local Employment Initiatives European Group for Organizational Studies European Group for Prisoners Abroad European Group for Private International Law European Group of Astronomy Librarians European Group of Auditors' Oversight Bodies European Group of Automotive Recycling Associations European Group of Financial Institutions European Group of Institutes of Navigation

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Carcinus maenas (redirected from European green crab)

Carcinus maenas
(redirected from European green crab)