Horseshoe CrabFacts - Information - Picture Popular Name: Horseshoe Crab Profile of the Horseshoe Crab
This Profile contains interesting facts and information about the Horseshoe Crab species. Fish Tank conditions: PH 8.0 to 8.4 Diet / Feeding: Small crustaceans, Worms Habitat: Bottom dwellers Range: Northern Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico
Scientific Classification of the Horseshoe Crab
Definition: Scientific classification, or biological classification, is how biologists group and categorize species of organisms with shared physical characteristics. Scientific classification belongs to the science of taxonomy. Species: Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, Limulus polyphemus, Tachypleus gigas, Tachypleus tridentatus Popular Name: Horseshoe Crab - Atlantic Horseshoe Crab - Mangrove Horseshoe Crab Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Merostomata Order: Xiphosurida Family: Limulidae
Interesting Facts and Information - How do you identify the sex of a Horseshoe Crab?
The males and females of many fish species have different colors or different shaped bodies. But there are also other fish species where there is no visible difference. Its sometimes tricky being an ichthyologist! The female horseshoe crab however is larger than the male. Interesting Facts and Information - Why do Horseshoe Crab have gills?
Gills enable the Horseshoe Crab to breathe. Gills consist of thin sheets of tissue containing blood vessels. As water passes over the gills oxygen is absorbed into the blood stream Carbon dioxide passes out into the water. The gills are protected by a large bony plate called an operculum. Some fish species however have lungs and breathe air.
Interesting Facts and Information - Why is the Horseshoe Crab called an Arthropod?
An Arthropod is an invertebrate animal (without a backbone) that has a segmented body with jointed limbs (appendages). True crabs are Decapod Crustaceans. Some species such as Hermit crabs, Porcelain crabs King crabs and Horseshoe crabs are not true crabs! Decapod Crustaceans have five pairs of legs, the first three are used for feeding. At the end of the limbs are the chelae which is the correct term for pincers or claws.Interesting Facts and Information about Horseshoe Crab
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