Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Facts
| Also known as: | king crab |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Merostomata |
| Order | Xiphosura |
| Family | Limulidae |
| Genus | Limulus (1) |
| Size | Width of male prosoma: 137 - 213 mm (2) Width of female prosoma: 243 - 351 mm (2) |
Status
Classified as Lower Risk / Near Threatened (LR/nt) by the IUCN Red List 2007 (1).
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