Polybius vernalis, the grey swimming crab, is a small, shallow-water crab in the family Portunidae. P. vernalis was believed to be a strictly Mediterranean species, but newer evidence implies its presence in the North Sea is not that recent.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Vernal Crab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Polybius holsatus
- Polybius henslowii
- Ovalipes australiensis
- Ovalipes catharus
- Polybius depurator
- Portumnus latipes
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Carcinidae
- Genus
- Polybius
- Species
- Polybius vernalis
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