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Carcinus
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Carcinus ( Karkinos) is a genus of crabs, which includes Carcinus maenas, an important invasive species, and C. aestuarii, a species endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.

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PHYLUM

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderDecapoda
  5. FamilyCarcinidae
Observations recorded374,725,944

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taxon name
Carcinus
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Carcinus
taxon common name
Carcino
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  • ''Carcinus maenas''
  • ''C. aestuarii''
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Carcinus ( Karkinos) is a genus of crabs, which includes Carcinus maenas, an important invasive species, and C. aestuarii, a species endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.

==Carcinus maenas==

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