Mangrove horseshoe crab was created in 1802.
Atlantic horseshoe crab was created in 1758.
Animalia, Arthropoda, Merostomata, Xiphosurida, LimulidaeThere are different genera (Carcinoscorpius,Limulus, Mesolimulus, Tachypleus)There are no living species of the genus Mesolimulus anymore. The four living species belong to the other genera: Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda ( mangrove horseshoe crab), Limulus polyphemus (Atlantic horseshoe crab), Tachypleus gigas, Tachypleus tridentatus
The horseshoe crab closely relates to scorpions and spiders.
The horseshoe crab is about 2 feet long and weighs 10 pounds.
The spikes on a horseshoe crab protect it from being attacked.
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Horseshoe crabs are not a fish, it is a marine arthropod. The horseshoe crab is more closely related to spiders, ticks, and scorpions than to crabs.
Animalia, Arthropoda, Merostomata, Xiphosurida, LimulidaeThere are different genera (Carcinoscorpius,Limulus, Mesolimulus, Tachypleus)There are no living species of the genus Mesolimulus anymore. The four living species belong to the other genera: Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda ( mangrove horseshoe crab), Limulus polyphemus (Atlantic horseshoe crab), Tachypleus gigas, Tachypleus tridentatus
it looks like a crab
A horseshoe crab is an invertebrate. It lacks a backbone or spine, which are characteristic features of vertebrates.
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