Mediterranean Green Crab

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Carcinus aestuarii

Mediterranean Green Crab, a reference photo
Photo: George Chernilevsky · Public domain

Carcinus aestuarii, also known as the Mediterranean green crab, is a littoral crab, native to the Mediterranean Sea.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Mediterranean Green 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
Species
Carcinus aestuarii

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