Armases cinereum

Armases cinereum, known generally as the squareback marsh crab or wharf crab, is a species of true crab in the family Sesarmidae. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean.[1][2][3] In 2002, researchers conducted an examination of A. cinereum. The study found that 3.7% of A. cinereum, in the Tampa Bay area, were infected with Leidya bimini.[4]

Squareback marsh crab, Armases cinereum

Armases cinereum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Sesarmidae
Genus: Armases
Species:
A. cinereum
Binomial name
Armases cinereum
(Bosc, 1802)

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