Horseshoe Crab
Common Name: Horseshoe Crab
Scientific Name: Limulidae
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Merostomata
Other Taxonomy: Order: Xiphosura Family: Limulidae
Specimen #:17
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: live primarily in and around shallow ocean waters on soft sandy or muddy bottoms.
Invasive? not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: live primarily in and around shallow ocean waters on soft sandy or muddy bottoms.
Relationship with humans: Horseshoe crabs are used as bait to fish for eels (mostly in the United States) and whelk.
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab
http://horseshoecrab.org/
Scientific Name: Limulidae
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Merostomata
Other Taxonomy: Order: Xiphosura Family: Limulidae
Specimen #:17
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: live primarily in and around shallow ocean waters on soft sandy or muddy bottoms.
Invasive? not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: live primarily in and around shallow ocean waters on soft sandy or muddy bottoms.
Relationship with humans: Horseshoe crabs are used as bait to fish for eels (mostly in the United States) and whelk.
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab
http://horseshoecrab.org/