From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Class
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Malacostraca +
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Common name is
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Graceful 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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Metacarcinus +
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Order
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Decapoda +
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Phylum
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Arthropoda +
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Scientific name is
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Metacarcinus gracilis +
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SpecificEpithet
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gracilis +
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Summary
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The graceful rock crab is a common species … The graceful rock crab is a common species found primarily on soft bottoms, especially where [[Zostera marina|Eelgrass (''Zostera marina'')]] occurs. This species is often mistaken for small specimens of the the related [[Metacarcinus magister|Dungeness Crab (''Metacarcinus magister'')]]. The graceful rock crab does not have the sharp, toothed ridge as seen the [[Metacarcinus magister|Dungeness Crab (''Metacarcinus magister'')]]. Also, in the ''M. magister'', the posterior-most carapace spine is also the widest part of the carapace. In ''M. gracilis'' there is a tiny spine behind the spine forming the widest point of the carapace ([[:File:Metacarcinus_gracilis_with_inset_01.jpg|see photo with inset]]).with_inset_01.jpg|see photo with inset]]). +
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Synonyms include
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Cancer gracilis +
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TaxonRank
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species +
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Metacarcinus gracilis +
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Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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11 March 2013 22:02:19 +
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Metacarcinus gracilis +
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