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The Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), also known as the American horseshoe crab, is a species of horseshoe crab, a kind of marine and brackish chelicerate arthropod. [1] It is found in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic coast of North America . [ 1 ]
In the largest species, T. tridentatus, females can reach as much as 79.5 cm (31 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long, including their telson, and up to 4 kg (9 lb) in weight. [46] This is only about 10–20 cm (4–8 in) longer than the largest females of L. polyphemus and T. gigas, but roughly twice the weight. [47] [48]
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At the rear of the cave and to the right was a group showing the Blinding of Polyphemus the cyclops (one-eyed giant) by Odysseus and his men, dominated by the huge figure of Polyphemus lying drunk. Forward of this, on an island in the middle of the pool, was a group showing Odysseus' ship attacked by the monster Scylla.
The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide shelter for at least 360 other animal species. G. polyphemus is threatened by predation and habitat ...
Polyphemus is a genus of water fleas, and the only genus in the family Polyphemidae. [1] There are two species, P. exiguus and P. pediculus, although allopatric speciation has resulted in a number of cryptic species of P. pediculus. [2] Polyphemus exiguus inhabits open zones in the Caspian Sea, [3] while Polyphemus pediculus exists throughout ...
Tachypleus gigas, commonly known as the Indo-Pacific horseshoe crab, [3] Indonesian horseshoe crab, [4] Indian horseshoe crab, [5] or southern horseshoe crab, [6] is one of the four extant (living) species of horseshoe crab. It is found in coastal water in South and Southeast Asia at depths to 40 m (130 ft). [2]