Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Carcinus maenas

  • Author and date of publication

    (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Preferred Common name

    European Shore Crab

  • Other Common Names

    Green Shore Crab, European Green Crab, Green Crab

  • Date Identified

    25/10/2011

  • Identified By

    Barbara Hall - Marine Research Group of FNCV; Margaret Rowe - Marine Research Group of FNCV

  • Number Of Specimens

    3

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Whole, Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    Wilsons Promontory National Park BioScan 2011 (Prom BioScan)

  • Collected By

    Leon Altoff - Marine Research Group of FNCV, Audrey Falconer - Marine Research Group of FNCV, Margaret Rowe - Marine Research Group of FNCV, Barbara Hall - Marine Research Group of FNCV, T J. Hales - Marine Research Group of FNCV, Melanie Mackenzie - Museums Victoria, Dr Anna McCallum - Museums Victoria, Dr C A. Farrelly - Museum Victoria, Melvin Patinathan - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    WPB 753

  • Sampling Method

    Direct Search

  • Date Visited From

    25/10/2011 1:15 PM

  • Date Visited To

    25/10/2011 3:30 PM

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    WPB753

  • Continent

    Australia

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Nearest Named Place

    Wilsons Promontory National Park

  • Precise Location

    Wilsons Promontory National Park, Millers Landing, Corner Inlet - Mangroves

  • Latitude

    -38.9056

  • Longitude

    146.31

  • Geodetic Datum

    GDA94

  • Georeference Source

    GPS

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps original