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coastal horseshoe crab

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Also known as: Tachypleus gigas

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In horseshoe crab: Natural history
…the coastal horseshoe crab (T. gigas), and the mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda)—are found along Asia from Japan to India and closely resemble Limulus in both structure and habits. The animals are most abundant in estuarine waters, where they feed on algae, marine worms, clams and other
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