Delaware Bay
Blue Heron Bridge, Florida
Delaware Bay
Delaware Bay
Atlantic Horseshoe Crab
Limulus polyphemus
Atlantic Horseshoe Crab
Category: Horseshoe Crabs
Scientific Name: Limulus polyphemus
Size: 10 to 20 in. (25 to 50 cm)
Depth: 1-15 ft. (0-5 m)
Distribution: Florida, Gulf of America, Yucatan peninsula, East Coast of USA
Note: Despite its name, the Horseshoe Crab is more closely related to spiders, ticks, and scorpions than to crabsArthropoda (Phylum)
└Chelicerata (Subphylum)
└Merostomata (Class)
└Xiphosurida (Order)
└Limulidae (Family)
└Limulus (Genus)
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