Sealife guideThe Decapoda orderThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of marine arthropods with a dedicated focus on crustaceans !

Common European lobster
(Homarus gammarus)

Atlantic ghost crab
(Ocypode quadrata)

Blue fiddler crab
(Uca tetragonon)

Bowed fiddler crab
(Uca arcuata)

Calling fiddler crab
(Uca vocans)

Ghost crab
(Ocypode gaudichaudii)

Indo-pacific ghost crab
(Ocypode ceratophthalmus)

Pink ghost crab
(Ocypode ryderi)

Red sea ghost crab
(Ocypode saratan)

Ring-legged fiddler crab
(Uca annulipes)

Leopard-spotted crab
(Ovalipes ocellatus)

Common prawn
(Palaemon serratus)

Donald duck shrimp
(Leander plumosus)

Emperor shrimp
(Zenopontonia rex)

Pederson cleaner shrimp
(Ancylomenes pedersoni)

Spotted cleaning shrimp
(Periclimenes yucatanicus)

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