Showing Food Dungeness crab
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| Name | Dungeness crab | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Cancer magister | ||||||||||
| Description | The Dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister (formerly Cancer magister), is a species of crab that inhabits eelgrass beds and water bottoms on the west coast of North America. It typically grows to 20 cm across the carapace and is a popular seafood prized for its sweet and tender flesh. Its common name comes from the port of Dungeness, Washington. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00354 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Aquatic foods | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Crustaceans | ||||||||||
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| Lineage | Superkingdom: Eukaryota Kingdom: Metazoa Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Subclass: Eumalacostraca Superorder: Eucarida Order: Decapoda Suborder: Pleocyemata Infraorder: Brachyura Superfamily: Cancroidea Family: Cancridae Genus: Metacarcinus | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 98675 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Dungeness crab | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. | ||||||||||