Taxonomic Details for Eurytium limosum
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| Common Name: | broadback mud crab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Authority: | (Say, 1818) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITIS TSN: | 98792 (click on the taxonomic serial number to view the ITIS web page) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Habitats: | Salinity Zone: Brackish water, Salinity Zone: Marine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GCE Contact: | Steven C. Pennings, University of Houston, Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GCE Data Sets: | INV-GCEM-2309 (Fall 2022 crab population monitoring: mid-marsh and creek bank abundance based on crab hole counts at GCE marsh, monitoring sites 1-10) INV-GCEM-2209 (Fall 2021 crab population monitoring: mid-marsh and creek bank abundance based on crab hole counts at GCE marsh, monitoring sites 1-10) INV-GCEM-2109 (Fall 2020 crab population monitoring: mid-marsh and creek bank abundance based on crab hole counts at GCE marsh, monitoring sites 1-10) INV-GCEM-2009 (Fall 2019 crab population monitoring: mid-marsh and creek bank abundance based on crab hole counts at GCE marsh, monitoring sites 1-10) INV-GCEM-1909 (Fall 2018 crab population monitoring: mid-marsh and creek bank abundance based on crab hole counts at GCE marsh, monitoring sites 1-10) (view all 28 relevant data sets in the GCE Data Catalog) |
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Eurytium limosum in threat pose. Photo Steven Pennings
Lurking in a shallow burrow in the low marsh, this Eurytium with its massive claws strikes terror into the hearts of smaller crabs and gastropods.
