Class
Crustaceans
Crabs, lobsters, shrimp and their hard-shelled relatives.
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Crustaceans
Amano Shrimp
Caridina multidentata
Classification and source reference
Living
Crustaceans
Barnacle
Cirripedia
Barnacles are crustaceans whose adults are fixed in place.
Living
Crustaceans
Christmas Island Red Crab
Gecarcoidea natalis
The Christmas Island red crab is a land crab that spends most of its life on the forest floor.
Living
VUCrustaceans
Coconut crab
Birgus latro
The coconut crab is the largest land-living arthropod.
Living
Crustaceans
Copepod
Copepoda
Copepods are small crustaceans with major roles in ocean food webs.
Living
Crustaceans
Crab
Brachyura
True crabs include many forms.
Living
Crustaceans
Crayfish
Decapoda
Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans.
Living
Crustaceans
Daphnia
Daphnia
Daphnia are small freshwater crustaceans rather than fleas.
LivingCrustaceans
Decorator Crab
Majidae
Classification and source reference
LivingCrustaceans
Dinosaur Shrimp
Triops
Classification and source reference
Living
Crustaceans
Dungeness Crab
Metacarcinus magister
The Dungeness crab inhabits the Pacific coast of North America.
LivingCrustaceans
Fiddler Crab
Uca
Classification and source reference
LivingCrustaceans
Ghost Crab
Ocypode
Classification and source reference
LivingCrustaceans
Giant Isopod
Bathynomus giganteus
Classification and source reference
Living
Crustaceans
Hermit Crab
Anomura (hermit-crab lineages; chiefly Paguroidea and Coenobitoidea)
Hermit crabs use empty shells for protection.
LivingCrustaceans
Jonah Crab
Cancer borealis
Classification and source reference
LivingCrustaceans
King Crab
Lithodidae
Classification and source reference
Living
Crustaceans
Krill
Euphausiacea
Krill are small marine crustaceans.
Living
Crustaceans
Lobster
Nephropidae
Clawed lobsters are bottom-dwelling crustaceans.
Living
Crustaceans
Mantis shrimp
Stomatopoda
Mantis shrimps are predatory crustaceans.
LivingCrustaceans
Mole Crab (Sand Flea)
Hippidae
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LivingCrustaceans
Ostracod
Ostracoda
Classification and source reference
Living
Crustaceans
Prawn
Decapoda
Prawns include many decapod crustaceans.
LivingCrustaceans
Rock Crab
Cancer productus
Classification and source reference
LivingCrustaceans
Sand Crab
Hippidae
Classification and source reference
LivingCrustaceans
Sea Roach
Ligia
Classification and source reference
Living
Crustaceans
Shrimp
Shrimps have diverse roles on reefs.
LivingCrustaceans
Snow Crab
Chionoecetes opilio
Classification and source reference
Living
Crustaceans
Spiny lobster
Palinuridae
Spiny lobsters differ from large-clawed lobsters.
LivingCrustaceans
Stone crabs
Menippe
Classification and source reference
LivingCrustaceans
Strawberry Hermit Crab
Coenobita perlatus
Classification and source reference
LivingCrustaceans
Vampire Crab
Geosesarma dennerle
Classification and source reference
LivingCrustaceans
Woodlouse
Oniscidea
Classification and source reference
LivingCrustaceans
Yabby
Cherax destructor
Classification and source reference
LivingCrustaceans
Yeti Crab
Kiwa
Classification and source reference
Living
Other classes
- Mammals
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Amphibians
- Fish
- Insects
- Arachnids
- Molluscs
- Jellyfish and hydrozoans
- Corals and anemones
- Worms
- Centipedes
- Millipedes
- Sea urchins
- Sea stars
- Sea lilies and feather stars
- Tunicates
- Horseshoe crabs
- Sea spiders
- Early synapsids
- Prehistoric invertebrates
- Comb jellies
- Sponges
- Brittle stars
- Sea cucumbers
- Tardigrades
- Other life