Polybius henslowii is a species of crab in the family Polybiidae. It is a capable swimmer and feeds in open water in the north-east Atlantic Ocean and western Mediterranean Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Henslow's Swimming 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Carcinidae
- Genus
- Polybius
- Species
- Polybius henslowii
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