green crab
Shore-dwelling invasive crustacean
A green crab is a small shore crab native to European and North African coasts that has become an invasive species in North America, Australia, and other regions.
Despite the name, its shell color ranges from green to brown, orange, or reddish, though the underside typically shows green.
Green crabs are aggressive predators of shellfish and have significantly impacted commercial clam and mussel beds in waters where they've established themselves.
- crustaceanAquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- shellHard outer covering
- soft shellFlexible protective covering
- eelgrassSubmerged marine flowering plant
sea lettuce · carapace · pinch · molt · alien species · decapod · tide pool · rocky shore · claw · marine ecosystems · crawl · sideways · brackish water · mudflat · low tide · marine · Atlantic · barnacles
green crabnative species
Organisms originating in a region
blue crab · Dungeness crab · endemic species · keystone species · rock crab
green crabendangered species
Organisms facing extinction risk
protected species · horseshoe crab · red king crab · coconut crab
green crabking crab
Large edible spider-shaped crustacean
Dungeness crab · blue crab · snow crab · stone crab · lobster
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