Examples of Atlantic rock crab in a sentence
They found that three crabs (hermit crabs [Pagurus spp.], portly spider crab [Libinia emarginata], and Atlantic rock crab [Cancer irroratus]) were most abundant.
Crabs often use rheotactic and chemical information for orientation and navigation (Weissburg and Zimmer-Faust 1994) and chemoreception has been shown to be the predominant sensory modality used by Atlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus) to detect prey (Zhou and Rebach 1999).
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Shellfish species with important commercial or recreational value near the project area are American lobster (Homarus americanus), blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), common oyster (Crassostrea virginica), purple sea urchin (Arbacia puncyulata), Atlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus), and Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima) (USFWS 2003 in USACE 2005).
Although Little Green Island is an egretry with more than 30 breeding pairs in 2008 breeding season (Anon 2008), only 8 individuals were found roosting in winter 2008/09.
Motile shellfish species such as American lobster and Atlantic rock crab would also experience a onetime, short-term impact resulting from the temporary removal or disturbance of potential shelters and food sources.However, similar to the finfish species in the project area, recolonization of the project area by shellfish species is expected to occur after completion of the project construction.
Atlantic rock crab were also less common on shoals than flat-bottom during most of the year, while blue crab were captured in low numbers on shoals, but were not found on flat-bottom at all (Slacum et al.
Macrofaunal life noted along T-3 included: • Starfish (Asteroidea): Occasional occurrence (11) along the transect line;• Atlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus): Occasional occurrence (38) along the transect line;• Mussel (Mytilus edulis): Uncommon occurrence (2) along the 170-180m segment;• Shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus): Abundant occurrence along the 110-120m and 130-140m segments; and,• Hermit crab (Paguroidea): Uncommon occurrence (6) along the 0-10m, 30-40m, 40-50m, and 50-60m segments.
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Macrofaunal life noted along T-2 included:• Starfish (Asteroidea): Occasional occurrence (49) along the transect line;• Atlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus): Occasional occurrence (12) along the transect line;• Mussel (Mytilus edulis): Common occurrence along the 10-20m and 30-40m segments; and,• Sea urchin (Echinoidea): Uncommon occurrence (2) along the 170-180m segment.