Cancer magister
E841938
Cancer magister is the scientific name for the Dungeness crab, a commercially important edible crab species found along the Pacific coast of North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cancer magister canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| 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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