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HORSESHOE CRAB [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies)
Limulus polyphemus
Latin
OBS

An arthropod (subphylum Chelicerata) of the family Limulidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Limulus polyphemus
Latin
OBS

Arthropode chélicéré (sous-embranchement des Chelicerata) de la famille des Limulidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
DEF

Any of several sea anthropods (order Xiphosura) shaped like the base of a horse's foot and having a long, spinelike tail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
DEF

Arthropode marin, fouisseur, vivant au voisinage des côtes.

Spanish

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