These are the different names for some species: Cancer pagurus- Edible crab Carcinus maenas- Common shore crab Cancer magister- Dungeness crab Pagurus samuelis-Hermit crab
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The scientific name for a crab is typically in the genus "Callinectes" for blue crabs found in North America, or "Carcinus maenas" for green crabs found in Europe. Crab species can vary widely, so the scientific name will depend on the specific type of crab.
The classification of a crab is of Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca and Order Decapoda. From there, depending on the type of crab, it can belong to one of several families, genus and species. For instance, the King crab encompasses 121 species of 10 different genus, one of which is Paralomis webberi.
This answer for "Blue Crab" is from the greek word from around the 18 hundreds, the word Leknosis fortosis
Crabs are crustaceans, most of which live along the shorelines. The scientific name for these little creatures would be Brachyura. A scientific name for a Crab is called "Brachyura".
The scientific name for the fiddler crab is "Uca Pugnax".
The scientific name of the hairy crab is "Eriphia sebana." It is a species of crab found in the coastal regions of Southeast Asia.
The Latin scientific name for the striped-shore crab is Pachygrapsus crassipes.
The scientific name for the Red crab is Gecarcoidea natalis.
The scientific name for the Bahamas land crab is Cardisoma guanhumi.