Environmental groups announce lawsuit to list horseshoe crabs as endangered

The lawsuit claims that if the United States protects horseshoe crabs, more biomedical companies would make a faster switch ...
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‘Living fossils’: Horseshoe crabs survived several mass extinctions but may now need federal protections

When the spring high tides strike, tens of thousands of horseshoe crabs descend on the Delaware Bay to spawn. (Steph Yin/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would ...
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Horseshoe crabs, which have suffered steep declines, get big new endangered species push

A petition to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries to extend endangered species protection to horseshoe crabs is gaining traction, with a bevy of organizations now backing the ...

Microscopic crustacean discovered in Kavaratti established as a new genus and species, say researchers

A new genus and species of microscopic crustacean, Indiaphonte bijoyi, has been discovered in Kavaratti, India.

Environmentalists sue feds to protect ‘prehistoric’ crabs that frequent SC coast

Horseshoe crabs have been around for 400 million years, but without protection, they could vanish from SC coast, environmental groups say ...

Claws, Culture, and Coastlines: How the Blue Crab Became Maryland’s State Crustacean

Marylanders and visitors love the blue crab as a seafood delicacy, but they chose it as the state crustacean for more than ...

Cusat researchers discover new marine crustacean genus and species in Indian Ocean

Kochi: Researchers from Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) discovered a new genus and species of marine ...