BeRMS taxon details
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)
107381 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107381)
accepted
Species
Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107381 on 2026-04-24
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107381 on 2026-04-24
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(of Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors
context source (Introduced species) Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014-2024). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS). , available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details]
context source (HKRMS) Kei LWK. & Lau SCK. (1994). Baseline information survey of shelter island - a potential marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Marine Biology Section, Ugent. Belgium. INRAM. Benthic fauna monitoring- SSD - Belgian Science Policy., available online at http://www.vliz.be/projects/inram/imers.php. [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Crosnier, A. (1962). Faune de Madagascar. XVI Crustaces Decapodes: Portunidae. <em>Faune de Madagascar.</em> 16: 1-154, pls. 1-13. [details] Available for editors
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf
page(s): 291 [details] Available for editors
additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands, 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
biology source Tepolt, C. K. (2014). Adaptation in marine invasion: a genetic perspective. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 17(3): 887-903., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-014-0825-8
note: Here, I review evidence for adaptation in marine invasion, considering both quantitative and genetic studies. [details] Available for editors
context source (Introduced species) Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014-2024). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS). , available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details]
context source (HKRMS) Kei LWK. & Lau SCK. (1994). Baseline information survey of shelter island - a potential marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Marine Biology Section, Ugent. Belgium. INRAM. Benthic fauna monitoring- SSD - Belgian Science Policy., available online at http://www.vliz.be/projects/inram/imers.php. [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Crosnier, A. (1962). Faune de Madagascar. XVI Crustaces Decapodes: Portunidae. <em>Faune de Madagascar.</em> 16: 1-154, pls. 1-13. [details] Available for editors
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf
page(s): 291 [details] Available for editors
additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands, 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
biology source Tepolt, C. K. (2014). Adaptation in marine invasion: a genetic perspective. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 17(3): 887-903., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-014-0825-8
note: Here, I review evidence for adaptation in marine invasion, considering both quantitative and genetic studies. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | strandkrabbealmindelig strandkrabbe | [details] |
| Dutch | strandkrablandkrabgewone strandkrabgewone krab | [details] |
| English | shore crabNorth Atlantic shore crabharbour crabgreen shore crabgreen crabEuropean shore-crabcommon shore crab | [details] |
| Finnish | rantataskurapu | [details] |
| French | crabe vertcrabe enragé | [details] |
| German | StrandkrabbeNordatlantik-Strandkrabbegemeine Strandkrabbe | [details] |
| Spanish | cangrejo verde europeocangrejo de mar común | [details] |
| Swedish | strandkrabba | [details] |
BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
PlanktonNet Image
To Barcode of Life (494 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (527 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcinus maenas)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (16600 nucleotides; 1033 proteins)
To GenBank (16600 nucleotides; 1033 proteins) (from synonym Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX CRT 258383 back)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX CRT 283069 back)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (99 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 071229)
To ITIS
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
PlanktonNet Image
To Barcode of Life (494 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (527 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcinus maenas)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (16600 nucleotides; 1033 proteins)
To GenBank (16600 nucleotides; 1033 proteins) (from synonym Cancer maenas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX CRT 258383 back)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX CRT 283069 back)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (99 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 071229)
To ITIS
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