The graceful rock crab or slender crab, Metacarcinus gracilis (the naming convention recognized by WoRMS) or Cancer gracilis (the naming convention recognized by ITIS), is one of only two members of the genus Metacarcinus, recognized by WoRMS, whose chelae (claws) are white tipped, the other crab being M. magister (Dungeness crab). Both of these eastern Pacific crab species are recognized by ITIS as belonging to the much larger genus Cancer. M. gracilis has been caught from Alaska to Bahía Magdelena, Baja California. Although M. gracilis is only found in the Pacific Ocean, it has cousins in the Atlantic Ocean. The genus Cancer (sensu lato) apparently evolved in the Pacific Ocean and later migrated to the Atlantic Ocean. Larvae and small juveniles of this species are often seen riding jelly
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| - Metacarcinus gracilis (en)
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- Cancer gracilis (sv)
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| - Metacarcinus gracilis is een krabbensoort uit de familie van de Cancridae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1852 door Dana. (nl)
- Cancer gracilis är en kräftdjursart som beskrevs av James Dwight Dana 1852. Cancer gracilis ingår i släktet Cancer och familjen Cancridae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
- The graceful rock crab or slender crab, Metacarcinus gracilis (the naming convention recognized by WoRMS) or Cancer gracilis (the naming convention recognized by ITIS), is one of only two members of the genus Metacarcinus, recognized by WoRMS, whose chelae (claws) are white tipped, the other crab being M. magister (Dungeness crab). Both of these eastern Pacific crab species are recognized by ITIS as belonging to the much larger genus Cancer. M. gracilis has been caught from Alaska to Bahía Magdelena, Baja California. Although M. gracilis is only found in the Pacific Ocean, it has cousins in the Atlantic Ocean. The genus Cancer (sensu lato) apparently evolved in the Pacific Ocean and later migrated to the Atlantic Ocean. Larvae and small juveniles of this species are often seen riding jelly (en)
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| - Cancer gracilis (Dana, 1852) (en)
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| - The graceful rock crab or slender crab, Metacarcinus gracilis (the naming convention recognized by WoRMS) or Cancer gracilis (the naming convention recognized by ITIS), is one of only two members of the genus Metacarcinus, recognized by WoRMS, whose chelae (claws) are white tipped, the other crab being M. magister (Dungeness crab). Both of these eastern Pacific crab species are recognized by ITIS as belonging to the much larger genus Cancer. M. gracilis has been caught from Alaska to Bahía Magdelena, Baja California. Although M. gracilis is only found in the Pacific Ocean, it has cousins in the Atlantic Ocean. The genus Cancer (sensu lato) apparently evolved in the Pacific Ocean and later migrated to the Atlantic Ocean. Larvae and small juveniles of this species are often seen riding jellyfish, especially Phacellophora camtschatica. The juvenile crabs steal food from the jellyfish and also clean off parasitic amphipods. (en)
- Metacarcinus gracilis is een krabbensoort uit de familie van de Cancridae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1852 door Dana. (nl)
- Cancer gracilis är en kräftdjursart som beskrevs av James Dwight Dana 1852. Cancer gracilis ingår i släktet Cancer och familjen Cancridae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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