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Chinese Mitten Crab

Chinese Mitten Crab. By: Mengdi Zhao and Sumy Tharakan. Name of Species: . Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthopoda Class: Crustacea Scientific Name: Eriocher sinensis Common name: Chinese Mitten Crab. Distributions: . The Chinese Mitten Crab is from China

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Chinese Mitten Crab

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  1. Chinese Mitten Crab By: Mengdi Zhao and Sumy Tharakan

  2. Name of Species: • Kingdom:Animalia • Phylum:Arthopoda • Class:Crustacea • Scientific Name:Eriocher sinensis • Common name: Chinese Mitten Crab

  3. Distributions: • The Chinese Mitten Crab is from China • The crab was introduced in Germany in the 1900’s • Today, the Mitten Crab is found in California • Some commercial shrimp trawlers discovered the first Chinese Mitten Crab in 1992 in the southern San Francisco Bay

  4. Effects on People: • Chinese Mitten Crabs eat the Oriental Lung Fluke • Diseases may be transmitted to humans

  5. Effects on Ecosystem: • The Chinese Mitten Crab burrow a lot • Because of their burrowing, they cause the banks to destruct which also may lead to the disruption in the aquatic food chain

  6. Food Web: Oriental Lung Fluke Shrimp River Otters Plants Wading Shad Chinese Birds Mitten Crab • Cause erosion of banks • Reduce levee stability by burrowing • Damages aquatic food chain of bay-estuary ecosystem

  7. Reasons for Success: • Female Chinese Mitten Crab lay 250,000 to 1 million eggs • Found in water most of their life • Go on land to breed

  8. Issues for the Future: • The growing ecological, economical, and human health threats are something to worry about • When catching the Chinese Mitten Crab you should watch your net • They can claw through your net; leaving you with no food and your net ruined

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