Cancridae
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Cancridae is a family of marine crabs that includes several commercially important species such as the Dungeness crab, found primarily in temperate coastal waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cancridae canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crab family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| appendages | five pairs of walking legs ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | broad oval carapace ⓘ |
| class | Malacostraca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName |
Dungeness crab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cancer crabs ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Atelecyclus rotundatus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer amphioetus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer antennarius NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer bellianus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer branneri NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer gracilis NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer irroratus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer jordani NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer pagurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer porteri NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer productus NERFINISHED ⓘ Glebocarcinus amphioetus NERFINISHED ⓘ Glebocarcinus nobilii NERFINISHED ⓘ Glebocarcinus oregonensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Metacarcinus anthonyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Metacarcinus gracilis NERFINISHED ⓘ Metacarcinus magister NERFINISHED ⓘ Romaleon antennarium NERFINISHED ⓘ Romaleon gibbosulum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | family of marine crabs ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Pacific coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
benthic predator
ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ |
| economicImportance | includes commercially important crab species ⓘ |
| feedingType | omnivorous scavenger ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine environment
ⓘ
temperate coastal waters ⓘ |
| infraorder | Brachyura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalStage |
megalopa
ⓘ
zoea ⓘ |
| notableSpecies | Dungeness crab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Decapoda ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| subphylum | Crustacea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superfamily | Cancroidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.