Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)

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Uploaded by on Apr 30, 2011

Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)

• Family: Limulidae,

• Genus: Limulus,

• Species: L. polyphemus,

• Phylum: Arthropoda,

• Subphylum: Chelicerata,

• Class: Merostomata,

• Order: Xiphosura

• Type: Invertebrate,

• Diet: Omnivore,

• Average life span in the wild: 1 to 3 years,

• Size: no data,

• Weight: no data,

• Group name: Cast.

•• Limulus polyphemus, is a marine chelicerate arthropod. Despite its name, it is more closely related to spiders, ticks, and scorpions than to crabs.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_horseshoe_crab

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  • 9gag

  • no that's called Kabuto which evolves into Kabutops

  • se parecen un poco a los triops

    

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  • TRIOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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