Cancer magister

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Cancer magister is the scientific name for the Dungeness crab, a commercially important edible crab species found along the Pacific coast of North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crab
species
class Malacostraca NERFINISHED
commonName Dungeness crab NERFINISHED
describedAs commercially important edible crab
development larval stages in plankton
distribution eastern North Pacific
from Alaska to California
economicUse commercial fishery species
seafood
family Cancridae NERFINISHED
fisheryType pot fishery
trap fishery
foundAlong Pacific coast of North America
foundIn Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
foundInCountry Canada NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
habitat marine coastal waters
muddy bottoms
sandy bottoms
hasBodyShape broad oval carapace
hasExoskeleton chitin
hasLimbs five pairs of legs
one pair of claws
kingdom Animalia
molting periodic shedding of exoskeleton
namedAfter Dungeness, Washington NERFINISHED
order Decapoda NERFINISHED
parentTaxon Cancer
phylum Arthropoda NERFINISHED
preysOn bivalves
detritus
small crustaceans
worms
regulation seasonal closures in many jurisdictions
size limits in many jurisdictions
reproduction sexual reproduction
sexualDimorphism males larger than females
subphylum Crustacea NERFINISHED
superfamily Cancroidea NERFINISHED
taxonRank species
trophicLevel omnivore
usedAs human food

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Dungeness crab taxonName Cancer magister