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PURPLE LAND CRAB [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies)
Gecarcinus ruricola
Latin
OBS

A crab of the family Gecarcinidae.

CONT

Black land crab (Gecarcinus ruricola) populations and their dependent catchery in the San Andres Archipelago, Colombia, are under threat from overexploitation, habitat loss and degradation, and road-kill during annual spawning migrations to the sea.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Gecarcinus ruricola
Latin
OBS

Crabe de la famille des Gecarcinidae.

Spanish

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