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Limulus polyphemus

Limulus polyphemus

horseshoe crab·(Linnaeus, 1758)

GBIF:157131536

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PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Marine

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(8)

German Bight
introduced
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.

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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.

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

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

AnimaliaArthropodaChelicerataMerostomataXiphosuridaLimulidaeLimulinaeLimulusLimulus polyphemus

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (826451 nucleotides; 39086 proteins)

NCBI:txid6850

UNKNOWN

Occurrences with images

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

    WRiMS

    WRiMS

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    The World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS, https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced) records which marine species in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS, https://www.marinespecies.org, https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/347) have been introduced deliberately or accidentally by human activities to geographic areas outside their native range. It excludes species that colonized new locations naturally (so called ‘range extensions’), even if in response to climate change. The dataset is published as a standardized Darwin Core Archive and includes for each taxon: the scientific name, higher classification, stable identifiers linking to taxon and scientific name information, taxonomic status, and nomenclatural status, the vernacular names, the region of introduction and associated country, as well as the year of the first introduction (first collection) and/or last assessment/observation in this region, coarse habitat information, and the pathway(s) of introduction and invasion stage. We have released this dataset under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY). If you have any questions regarding this dataset, don’t hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata.

    Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Accessed at https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced on 2026-06-01. doi:10.14284/347 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-16.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    157131536
    Dataset Key
    0a2eaf0c-5504-4f48-a47f-c94229029dc8
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    1010610
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:150514
    Last Crawled
    6/10/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/10/2026
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