Metacarcinus magister
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Metacarcinus magister is a large edible crab species native to the Pacific coast of North America, widely harvested and known commonly as the Dungeness crab.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metacarcinus magister canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10104449 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metacarcinus magister Context triple: [Dungeness crab, taxonName, Metacarcinus magister]
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A.
Panulirus
Panulirus is a genus of large spiny lobsters found in warm coastal waters worldwide, many of which are commercially important as seafood.
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B.
Astacus
Astacus was an ancient Greek colony city, traditionally associated with settlers from Megara, located in the region of Bithynia near the Propontis (Sea of Marmara).
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C.
Black Crab
Black Crab is a 2022 Swedish post-apocalyptic action thriller film in which Noomi Rapace stars as a soldier sent on a dangerous ice-crossing mission during a devastating war.
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D.
Lamington spiny crayfish
The Lamington spiny crayfish is a brightly colored, heavily spined freshwater crayfish species endemic to the rainforest streams of Lamington National Park in Queensland, Australia.
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E.
Crawfish
"Crawfish" is a bluesy, New Orleans–flavored song famously performed by Elvis Presley in the 1958 film *King Creole*.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metacarcinus magister Target entity description: Metacarcinus magister is a large edible crab species native to the Pacific coast of North America, widely harvested and known commonly as the Dungeness crab.
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A.
Panulirus
Panulirus is a genus of large spiny lobsters found in warm coastal waters worldwide, many of which are commercially important as seafood.
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B.
Astacus
Astacus was an ancient Greek colony city, traditionally associated with settlers from Megara, located in the region of Bithynia near the Propontis (Sea of Marmara).
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C.
Black Crab
Black Crab is a 2022 Swedish post-apocalyptic action thriller film in which Noomi Rapace stars as a soldier sent on a dangerous ice-crossing mission during a devastating war.
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D.
Lamington spiny crayfish
The Lamington spiny crayfish is a brightly colored, heavily spined freshwater crayfish species endemic to the rainforest streams of Lamington National Park in Queensland, Australia.
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E.
Crawfish
"Crawfish" is a bluesy, New Orleans–flavored song famously performed by Elvis Presley in the 1958 film *King Creole*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
edible crab
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marine crustacean ⓘ species of crab ⓘ |
| authority | Dana, 1852 ⓘ |
| binomialName | Metacarcinus magister ⓘ |
| bodyShape | broad oval carapace ⓘ |
| carapaceWidth | up to about 20 centimeters ⓘ |
| class | Malacostraca ⓘ |
| commonName |
Dungeness crab
ⓘ
Pacific Dungeness crab ⓘ
linked to:
Dungeness crab
|
| conservationStatus | not currently listed as endangered ⓘ |
| development | larval stages in plankton ⓘ |
| diet |
bivalves
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ polychaete worms ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| economicUse |
commercial fishery species
ⓘ
recreational fishery species ⓘ |
| family | Cancridae ⓘ |
| fisheryProduct | Dungeness crab meat ⓘ |
| fisheryRegion |
Northeast Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
eastern North Pacific Ocean
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| foundIn |
coastal waters of Alaska
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coastal waters of British Columbia ⓘ coastal waters of California ⓘ coastal waters of Oregon ⓘ coastal waters of Washington ⓘ |
| genus | Metacarcinus ⓘ |
| habitat |
continental shelf
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muddy bottoms ⓘ sandy bottoms ⓘ shallow subtidal zones ⓘ |
| hasSexualDimorphism | yes ⓘ |
| importance | one of the most valuable crab fisheries on the Pacific coast of North America ⓘ |
| infraorder | Brachyura ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| managedBy | regional fishery management agencies on the Pacific coast of North America ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 230 meters ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
five pairs of walking legs
ⓘ
large chelae (claws) ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Pacific coast of North America
ⓘ
eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| order | Decapoda ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| scientificName | Metacarcinus magister ⓘ |
| shellColor | brown to purple-tinged carapace ⓘ |
| subphylum | Crustacea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor | human consumption ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metacarcinus magister Description of subject: Metacarcinus magister is a large edible crab species native to the Pacific coast of North America, widely harvested and known commonly as the Dungeness crab.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.