Animalia > Arthropoda > Malacostraca > Decapoda > Oregoniidae > Hyas > Hyas araneusHyas araneus (Atlantic lyre crab)Synonyms: Cancer araneus (heterotypic); Cancer bufo; Cancer buso; Cancer pipa; Hyas aranea; Hyas araneus var. hoeki; Inachus araneus The great spider crab, Hyas araneus, is a species of crab found in northeast Atlantic waters and the North Sea, usually below the tidal zone. In 1986, two specimens were captured at the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula, apparently transported by human agency. It has been feared that the species would have an adverse effect on the native fauna, but there have been no further captures from the region since the 1986 specimens. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
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160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Cardigan Bay/ Bae Ceredigion |
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236876 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Drigg Coast |
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3453 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Eileanan agus Sgeiran Lios mór |
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2816 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Fal and Helford |
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15785 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Firth of Lorn |
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51830 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Flamborough Head |
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15597 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Glen Beasdale |
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1254 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Isle of May |
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882 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Loch Creran |
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3030 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Loch Laxford |
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3018 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Loch Maree Complex |
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38882 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Loch Moidart and Loch Shiel Woods |
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4341 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Loch nam Madadh |
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5734 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh Reefs |
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5883 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lyme Bay and Torbay |
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77215 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Moray Firth |
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373987 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol |
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341177 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Plymouth Sound and Estuaries |
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15820 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Ronas Hill – North Roe |
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12110 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sanday |
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27112 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sound of Arisaig (Loch Ailort to Loch Ceann Traigh) |
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11260 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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St David`s / Ty Ddewi |
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2312 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Stromness Heaths and Coast |
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1571 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sullom Voe |
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6668 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sunart |
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25320 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Taynish and Knapdale Woods |
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2388 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Tayvallich Juniper and Coast |
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2999 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Thanet Coast |
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6928 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Vadills |
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154 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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The Wash and North Norfolk Coast |
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266284 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay |
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65440 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Yell Sound Coast |
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3807 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Thorny Skate, Amblyraja radiata,
Life History and Habitat Characteristics, David B. Packer, Christine A. Zetlin, and Joseph J. Vitaliano, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-178 (2003) ♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. ♦ 3Feeding habits of bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) from the Svalbard area, Norway, A. M. Hjelset1, M. Andersen, I. Gjertz, C. Lydersen and B. Gulliksen, Polar Biology, Volume 21, Number 3 / February, 1999, pages 186-193 ♦ 4The diet of king eiders wintering in Nuuk, Southwest Greenland, with reference to sympatric wintering common eiders, Flemming R. Merkel, Anders Mosbech, Sarah E. Jamieson, Knud Falk, Polar Biology Volume 30, Number 12, 1593-1597 (2007) ♦ 5Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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