Horseshoe Crab | 水產百科網
Horseshoecrabsutilizedifferenthabitatsdependingontheirstageofdevelopment.Theeggsarelaidoncoastalbeachesinlatespringandsummer.
Horseshoe CrabLimulus polyphemus
Status: Not Listed
Classification: Invertebrate
Description
Horseshoe crabs have been around for more than 300 million years, making them even older than dinosaurs. They look like prehistoric crabs, but are actually more closely related to scorpions and spiders. The horseshoe crab has a hard exoskeleton and 10 legs, which it uses for walking along the seafloor.
The body of the horseshoe crab is divided into three sections. The first section is the prosoma, or head. The name “horseshoe crab” originates from the rounded shape o...
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Limulus polyphemus | 水產百科網
Range and Habitat | 水產百科網
【紅斑瓢蟹Carpilius maculatus】瓢蟹科 (Carpiliidae)
水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:紅斑瓢蟹學名:Carpiliusmaculatus科別名稱:瓢蟹科(Carpiliidae)命名學者:(Linnaeus1758)
【短指和尚蟹Mictyris brevidactylus】和尚蟹科 (Mictyridae)
水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:短指和尚蟹學名:Mictyrisbrevidactylus科別名稱:和尚蟹科(Mictyridae)命名學者:Stimpson1858
【繡花脊熟若蟹Lophozozymus pictor】扇蟹科 (Xanthidae)
水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:繡花脊熟若蟹學名:Lophozozymuspictor科別名稱:扇蟹科(Xanthidae)命名學者:(Fabricius1798)
【漢氏梭子蟹Portunus haanii】梭子蟹科 (Portunidae)
水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:漢氏梭子蟹學名:Portunushaanii科別名稱:梭子蟹科(Portunidae)命名學者:Stimpson1858
【真綿蟹Dromidiopsis dormia】綿蟹科 (Dromiidae)
水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:真綿蟹學名:Dromidiopsisdormia科別名稱:綿蟹科(Dromiidae)命名學者:(Linnaeus1763)
【毛掌梯形蟹Trapezia cymodoce】梯形蟹科 (Trapeziidae)
水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:毛掌梯形蟹學名:Trapeziacymodoce科別名稱:梯形蟹科(Trapeziidae)命名學者:(Herbst1799)
【尖額光背蟹Lissocarcinus polybioides】梭子蟹科 (Portunidae)
水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:尖額光背蟹學名:Lissocarcinuspolybioides科別名稱:梭子蟹科(Portunidae)命名學者:AdamsetWhite