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Horseshoe Crab
Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods »  class Merostomata »  order Xiphosura - Horseshoe crabs »  family Limulidae - modern horseshoe crab

Scientific synonyms

Limulus cyclops
Polyphemus occidentalis
Xiphosura americana
Xiphosura polyphemus

Other names

= American Horseshoe Crab
= Atlantic Horseshoe Crab

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IUCN category:Near Threatened

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Limulus polyphemus - Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus - Horseshoe Crab

Author: Jiří Novák

Limulus polyphemus - Horseshoe Crab

Author: Jiří Novák

Limulus polyphemus - Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus - Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus - Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus - Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus - Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus - Horseshoe Crab

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Related glossary terms

living fossil
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Links and literature

EN ARKive [/horseshoe-crab/limulus-polyphemus/]
ARKive [http://www.arkive.org]
Data retrieved on: 2010/12/16
EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011.2 [11987] [as Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758)]
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/]
Data retrieved on: 2012/05/26
EN Tree of Life [Limulus_polyphemus]
Tree of Life [http://tolweb.org/tree]
EN Wikipedia Articles [Horseshoe_crab]
Wikipedia Articles [http://en.wikipedia.org]
EN Stephan Gollasch and Stefan Nehring (2006): National checklist for aquatic alien species in Germany [http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2006/AI_...], Aquatic invasions, Volume 1, Issue 4: 245-269 [as Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758]
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i species introduced to area described by check-list



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