Metacarcinus magister (Dana, 1852) Schweitzer and Feldmann, 2000 Common Name: Dungeness Crab, Market Crab, Common Edible Crab Figure 1. Top and bottom view of Metacarcinus magister. Approximately 20 cm carapace width. Collected at Padilla Bay, WA. Photo by: Janisse Maxwell, taken 6-02.
The tips of the chelae are white. There are no spiny ridges on the carpus, propodus, or dactyl of the chelae, though there are two spines or tubercles on the dorsal ridge of the dactyl. The appendages seen covering the mouth are the maxillipeds, which are found in all crabs. The white objects between the maxillipeds are the hardened tips of the mandibles.
Metacarcinus magister (Dana, 1852) Schweitzer and Feldmann, 2000 Common Name: Dungeness Crab, Market Crab, Common Edible Crab Figure 1. Top and bottom view of Metacarcinus magister. Approximately 20 cm carapace width. Collected at Padilla Bay, WA. Photo by: Janisse Maxwell, taken 6-02.
