Say's Mud Crab
Dyspanopeus sayi
Summary 3
Dyspanopeus sayi is a species of mud crab that is native to the Atlantic coast of North America. It has also become established outside its native range, living in Swansea Docks since 1960, the Mediterranean Sea since the 1970s, the North Sea since 2007 and the Black Sea since 2010. It can reach a carapace width of 20 mm (0.8 in), and has black tips to its unequal claws. It feeds on bivalves and barnacles.
Size 4
Individuals of Say's mud crab can live to a maximum of 2 years. Adults have a maximum carapace width of 30 mm and males reach maturity at the approximate size of 16 mm (Strieb et al. 1995). In Long Island Sound, males are reported to be more abundant than females.
Habitat 5
infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary
Link to Access Genomic Data 6
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=108104&lvl=0
Sources and Credits
- (c) matbio, all rights reserved
- (c) François Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Dyspanopeus_sayi.jpg
- Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyspanopeus_sayi
- Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/11526035
- Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/30849640
- (c) Emily Rose Sharkey, all rights reserved
