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Limulus polyphemus

Limulus polyphemus

horseshoe crab·(Linnaeus, 1758)

GBIF:155475419

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Synonyms

PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Marine

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(13)

North West Atlantic
North East Atlantic
North West Atlantic
German Bight
introduced
Western North Atlantic
Gulf of Maine
Germany
introduced
North Sea
introduced
United States
introduced
New Zealand
introduced
North Sea
introduced
Danish Exclusive Economic Zone(DK)
introduced
Danish part of the Kattegat(DK)
introduced

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions.

enghorseshoe crabeng

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide.

enghorseshoe crab
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Source: van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (826451 nucleotides; 39086 proteins)

NCBI:txid6850

UNKNOWN

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CITATIONS

References(5)

  • 1

    Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998.

    basis of record
  • 2

    Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

    additional source
  • 3

    Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799.

    additional source
  • 4

    Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp.

    additional source
  • 5

    van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

    additional source
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-16.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155475419
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    1010610
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:150514
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026