Discipline:

Invertebrate Zoology  Search this

Region:

US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)  Search this

Sex:

Female

Object Type:

Education and Outreach collections

Collecting Locality:

Scientists' Cliffs, Gate A, North America, United States, Maryland, Calvert County

Description:

This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.

Notes:

This is a Horseshoe Crab or Atlantic Horseshoe Crab. It is mostly light brown in color with a long tail and many sharp protuberances. It measures 37 cm long and 20.5 cm wide.

Number of objects in this record:

1

Record Last Modified:

8 Mar 2024

Topic:

Education & Outreach  Search this

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Arthropoda, Chelicerata, Merostomata, Xiphosura, Limulidae, Limulinae

Scientific Name:

Limulus polyphemus

USNM Number:

EO405609

See more items in:

Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30642af1f-cb96-4ab4-beb1-b1482b11822f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnheducation_17034731