From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Best found at
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Jamestown Bay +
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Class
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Malacostraca +
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Common name is
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Red rock crab +
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Documentation requested
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false +
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Family
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Cancridae +
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Genus
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Cancer +
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Is Documented by MRG
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Sitka +
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NeedBetterPhoto
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false +
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Order
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Decapoda +
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Origination status is
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Native +
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Phylum
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Arthropoda +
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Scientific name is
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Cancer productus +
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SpecificEpithet
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productus +
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Summary
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This crab is known as the "red rock crab," … This crab is known as the "red rock crab," and is often confused with the [[Metacarcinus gracilis|Graceful rock crab (''Metacarcinus gracilis'')]], and the commercially important [[Metacarcinus magister|Dungeness Crab (''Metacarcinus magister'')]]. Neither red rock crabs nor Dungeness crabs have the black claw tips of ''Cancer productus'', and when in juvenile form, they do not present the same labyrinthine patterns on the dorsal side. ''Cancer productus'' tends to inhabit shallower areas than [[Metacarcinus magister|Dungeness Crab (''Metacarcinus magister'')]]. Red rock crabs are aggressive predators, pursuing all sorts of invertebrates as well as fighting over dead organisms.s as well as fighting over dead organisms. +
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Synonyms include
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Cancer breweri +
, Cancer perlatus +
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TaxonRank
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species +
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Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Cancer productus +
, Cancer productus +
, Cancer productus +
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, Cancer productus +
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Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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2 December 2014 07:28:18 +
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Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Cancer productus +
, Cancer productus +
, Cancer productus +
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