Eriocheir sinensis (Milne-Edwards, 1854)
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The Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis, has been widely introduced into many regions outside of its native range in China. As a result, it has been placed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) list of the world's worst 100 invasive alien species.It has conspicuous setal mats on its claws and both its British common name, Chinese mitten crab, and its scientific name, Eriocheir sinensis, which means ‘wool hand, the Chinese’, originate from this distinguishing feature. It is the only crab in Britain that has this.
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Chinese mitten crabs are found on coasts from Japan to the mainland of China, Korean Peninsula, and along the Yellow Sea; they are also found on the coasts of northern and eastern Europe and the United States.
Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Introduced ); palearctic (Introduced , Native )
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In rivers and lakes, burrowing into sediment banks. Adults migrate to estuary mouths to breed and the females may over-winter in deep, fully saline water.
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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 32 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.
Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.
See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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Deze krab met wollige scharen komt reeds vanaf 1933 in België voor. Deze krab is oorspronkelijk afkomstig uit het Verre Oosten en werd vermoedelijk meegebracht naar Europa als larve in ballastwater van schepen. Vanuit Duitsland heeft de soort zich verspreid doorheen Noord- en West-Europa. De Chinese wolhandkrab leeft voornamelijk in rivieren, maar trekt in de late zomer zeewaarts om te broeden in het brakke deel van riviermondingen. De eierdragende wijfjes brengen de winter door in zee en komen in de lente terug naar het brakke deel van estuaria om er de larven in het water vrij te laten en verder te laten ontwikkelen tot juveniele krabbetjes. Later trekken deze dan weer geleidelijk de rivier, stromen en kanalen op, waar ze hun levenscyclus voltooien.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 40
Specimens with Barcodes: 42
Species With Barcodes: 1
De Chinese wolhandkrab kwam in 1912 in de Duitse rivier de Weser terecht. Larven waren meegelift met schepen die uit China kwamen. Wolhandkrabben hebben kenmerkende bruine 'haren' op hun scharen. De volwassen dieren leven in zoet water. Ze trekken naar zee om er te paren en hun eieren te leggen. Onderweg naar zee laten wolhandkrabben zich door weinig tegen houden. Soms steken ze massaal een dijk over, lopen ze over de weg, of nemen ze een sluiproute door een woonwijk. Mensen kijken raar op als er ineens een groepje krabben door de tuin loopt. Ze worden wel voor reuzenspinnen aangezien, of buitenaardse wezens.
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The Chinese mitten crab already appears in Belgium from 1933. The crab originates from the Far East and was presumably brought to Europe as a larva in the ballast water of ships. From Germany, the species spread through Northern- and Western-Europe. The Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis predominantly lives in rivers, but migrates seaward in the late summer to breed in the brackish part of the estuaries. The egg-carrying females spend the winter at sea, and return to the brackish part of the estuary in spring to release the larvae in the water which then develop to juvenile crabs. These juveniles migrate back up the rivers, streams and canals to complete the life cycle.
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Eriocheir sinensis is not vulnerable, threatened, or endangered on any part of its native or introduced range.
US Federal List: no special status
CITES: no special status
State of Michigan List: no special status
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The Chinese mitten crab arrived in the German Weser River in 1912. Larvae hitched a ride with ships trading with China. A notable feature of this crab is the brown 'hair' on its claws. Adult animals live in fresh water. They migrate to sea to mate and lay their eggs. During their migration journey, they don't let much stand in their way. Sometimes, they cross over a dike or a road in massive numbers or decide to take a shortcut through a neighborhood. People are totally perplexed when they suddenly see a group of crabs walking through their garden. They are readily seen as giant spiders or aliens from out-of-space!
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