Dungeness crab

Dungeness crab
	Dungeness crab measuring 17 cm (6.7 in)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Cancridae
Genus:	Metacarcinus
Species:	M. magister
Binomial name
	Metacarcinus magister; (Dana, 1852)
Synonyms
	Cancer magister Dana, 1852

The Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister)^[2] makes up one of the most important seafood industries along the west coast of North America.^[3]^[4]^[5] Its typical range extends from Alaska's Aleutian Islands to Point Conception, near Santa Barbara, California.^[4] Dungeness typically grow 6-7 inches at their widest point and inhabit eelgrass beds and sandy bottoms.^[6]^[7] Its common name comes from the Dungeness Spit in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington state, United States, which shelters a shallow bay inhabited by the crabs.^[7]

^ ^a ^b Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
^ the naming convention recognised by WoRMS
^ Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b "Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Dungeness Crab Report." Monterey Bay Aquarium, 4 Nov 2019. https://www.seafoodwatch.org/globalassets/sfw-data-blocks/reports/c/mba_seafoodwatch_dungeness_crab_report.pdf.
^ Cite error: The named reference halfcentury was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Dungeness Crab. Cancer magister". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Dungeness Crab Species Profile, Alaska Department of Fish and Game".

[Ng-1] Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.

[2] the naming convention recognised by WoRMS

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[:6-4] "Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Dungeness Crab Report." Monterey Bay Aquarium, 4 Nov 2019. https://www.seafoodwatch.org/globalassets/sfw-data-blocks/reports/c/mba_seafoodwatch_dungeness_crab_report.pdf.

[halfcentury-5] Cite error: The named reference halfcentury was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:0-6] "Dungeness Crab. Cancer magister". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

[:1-7] "Dungeness Crab Species Profile, Alaska Department of Fish and Game".

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