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Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Description

Sublittoral sediment (A5 level 2)

Common Names

  • American Horseshoe Crab ( English )
  • Atlantic Horseshoe Crab ( English )
  • Horseshoe Crab ( English )
  • dolksvans ( Swedish )

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Merostomata

    Order: Xiphosurida

    Family: Limulidae

    Genus: Limulus

    Species: Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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    Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758)