Edible crab  (Cancer pagurus)

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Glossary

Larvae: Stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
Plankton: Aquatic organisms that drift with water movements; may be either phytoplankton (plants), or zooplankton (animals).

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (January, 2004)
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn
  2. Fish, J.D. and Fish, S. (1989) A student's guide to the seashore. Unwin Hyman Ltd, London.
  3. Wilson, E. (1999) Cancer pagurus. Edible crab. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (November, 2003)
    http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Cancerpagurus.htm
  4. Marine Life Information Network Learning Zone (January, 2004)
    http://www.marlin.ac.uk/learningzone/species/LZ_Canpag.htm
  5. Marine Life Study Society (January, 2004)
    http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/BMLSS/Cancer.htm
  6. Gibson, R., Hextall, B. and Rogers, A. (2001) Photographic guide to the sea and shore life of Britain and north-west Europe. Oxford University Press, Oxford.