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Atlantic horseshoe crab

Scientific name: Limulus polyphemus

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0147

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Limulus polyphemus uses book gills for respiration.

Evidence: SRC-DSC-164FFE391CStatement code: CLM-ENT0147-DSC-03

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3Limulus polyphemus — National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS)SRC-DSC-164FFE391C

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1Horseshoe crabSRC-DSC-DBA5231B3E
2Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)SRC-DSC-4D628CE413
3Limulus polyphemus — National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS)SRC-DSC-164FFE391C

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261107T095954806 · last approved 7 November 2026

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