Family Nephropidae

Homarus americanus – American lobster

Family Palinuridae

Jasus edwardsii – Southern rock lobster
Panulirus japonicus – Japanese spiny lobster
Panulirus longipes longipes – Long-legged spiny lobster
Panulirus ornatus – Ornate spiny lobster
Panulirus versicolor – Painted spiny lobster
Puerulus angulatus – Banded whip lobster

Family Enoplometopidae

Enoplometopus crosnieri – Crosnier’s reef lobster
Enoplometopus debelius – Violet-spotted reef lobster

Family Scyllaridae

Ibacus novemdentatus – Smooth fan lobster
Scyllarus arctus – Lesser slipper lobster

Family Galatheidae

Galathea strigosa – Spinous squat lobster

Family Atelecyclidae

Family Xanthidae

Atergatis integerrimus – Red egg crab
Atergatis subdentatus – Red reef crab
Lophozozymus pictor – White-spotted reef crab

Family Calappidae

Calappa calappa – Giant box crab
Calappa granulata – Shame-faced crab
Calappa lophos – Red-streaked box crab

Family Aethridae

Hepatus epheliticus – Dolly Varden crab

Family Pseudocarcinidae

Pseudocarcinus gigas – Tasmanian giant crab

Family Cancridae

Family Portunidae

Family Eriphiidae

Family Dromiidae

Family Raninidae

Family Goneplacidae

Family Porcellanidae

Family Grapsidae

Family Gecarcinidae

Cardisoma armatum – African rainbow crab
Tuerkayana hirtipes – Blue land crab

Family Sesarmidae

Episesarma versicolor – Violet vinegar crab
Parasesarma eumolpe – Neon-face mangrove crab
Sinosesarma tangi – Fujian mangrove crab

Family Ocypodidae

Gelasimus vocans – Calling fiddler crab
Tubuca acuta – Acute fiddler crab
Tubuca arcuata – Bowed fiddler crab

Family Majidae

Maja crispata – Lesser spider crab

Family Inachidae

Camposcia retusa – Spider decorator crab

Family Macrocheiridae

Macrocheira kaempferi – Japanese spider-crab

Family Inachoididae

Stenorhynchus seticornis – Yellowline arrow crab

Family Parthenopidae

Family Oregoniidae

Chionoecetes japonicus – Beni-Zuwai crab

Family Lithodidae

Lopholithodes mandtii – Puget Sound king crab
Paralithodes camtschaticus – Red king crab

Family Epialtidae

Family Coenobitidae

Birgus latro – Coconut crab
Coenobita clypeatus – Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita perlatus – Strawberry hermit-crab

Family Diogenidae

Calcinus elegans – Electric blue hermit-crab
Calcinus laevimanus – Big-clawed hermit-crab
Clibanarius erythropus – Intertidal hermit-crab
Clibanarius striolatus – Common stripe-legged hermit crab
Dardanus arrosor – Greater hermit-crab
Dardanus calidus – Large hermit-crab
Dardanus megistos – White-spotted hermit-crab

Family Paguridae

Family Alpheidae

Family Hymenoceridae

Family Lysmatidae

Lysmata debelius – Scarlet cleaner shrimp

Family Palaemonidae

Macrobrachium rosenbergii – Giant river prawn

Family Pandalidae

Pandalus platyceros – California spot prawn

Family Penaeidae

Family Rhynchocinetidae

Rhynchocinetes durbanensis – Durban hingebeak shrimp

Family Stenopodidae

Stenopus hispidus – Banded coral shrimp

Family Cirolanidae

Bathynomus giganteus – Giant isopod

Family Lysiosquillidae

Lysiosquillina maculata – Zebra mantis-shrimp

Family Odontodactylidae

Odontodactylus scyllarus – Peacock mantis shrimp

Family Astacidae

Astacus astacus – Noble crayfish

Family Parastacidae

Cherax albertisii – New Guinea red-clawed crayfish
Cherax quadricarinatus – Common red-clawed crayfish

Family Atyidae

Atyoidea pilipes – Sulawesi fan shrimp
Atyopsis moluccensis – Wood shrimp
Caridina logemanni – Crystal red bee shrimp

Family Cambaridae

Family Limulidae

Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda – Mangrove horseshoe crab
Limulus polyphemus – Atlantic horseshoe crab
Tachypleus gigas – Indian horseshoe crab
Tachypleus tridentatus – Chinese horseshoe crab

 

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