| Carcinus Maenas Linnaeus | |
|---|---|
 A life female Green Crab hiding under a rock. http://www.bioimages.org.uk/html/r163383.htm | |
| Information | |
| Common Name | Green Crab, Cancer marinus sulcatus, Cancer maenas Linnaeus, Portunus maenas Leach and Carcinus maenas Leach. |
| Range | From the Atlantic coasts of Europe and Northern Africa to Norway and the British isles south to Mauritania. https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=190 |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
Carcinus Maenas Linnaeus, or just the "Green Crab", is a species of crab found around the world. It is said to grow up to be 6-10 cm in width.[1][2]