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Re: English / Common Names Required for Marine Crustaceans

The following English / Common Names need to be added to the Dictionary  (as synonyms) for the below listed Marine Crustaceans:

English Name Required:        Current Latin Name In Dictionary:

Common Goose Barnacle         Lepas anatifera Linnaeus
Buoy Barnacle                                 Dosima fascicularis (Ellis and Solander) – new entry
Chameleon Shrimp                         Praunus flexuosus (Müller)
Gribble                                         Limnoria lignorum (Rathke)
Chamaeleon Prawn                         Hippolyte varians Leach
Pink Shrimp                                 Pandalus montagui Leach
Brown Shrimp                                 Crangon crangon (Linnaeus)
Common Lobster                         Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus)
Norway Lobster                         Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus)
Long Clawed Porcelain Crab         Pisidia longicornis (Linnaeus)
Broad Clawed Porcelain Crab         Porcellana platycheles (Pennant)
Sponge Crab                                 Dromia personata (Linnaeus)
Common Spider Crab                 Maja squinado (Herbst)
Great Spider Crab                         Hyas araneus (Linnaeus)
Scorpion Spider Crab                 Inachus dorsettensis (Pennant)
Four-horned Spider Crab                 Pisa tetraodon (Pennant)
Circular Crab                                 Atelecyclus rotundatus (Olivi)
Thumbnail Crab                         Thia scutellata (Fabricius)
Blue Crab                                         Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Wrinkled Swimming Crab                 Liocarcinus corrugatus (Pennant)
Marbled Swimming Crab                 Liocarcinus marmoreus (Leach)
Green Shore Crab                         Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus)
Hairy Crab                                 Pilumnus hirtellus (Linnaeus)

The above list was created from:  - Collins Pocket Guide "Sea Shore of Britain & Europe" by Peter Hayward, Tony Nelson-Smith and Chris Shields - published by Harper Collins Publishers - 1996.   ISBN 0 00 219955 6.

Many thanks

Steve

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