Marine Invertebrates
Crabs, Prawns, Barnacles & allies (Crustacea)

Crabs, Prawns, Barnacles & allies (Crustacea)

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Crabs, Prawns, Barnacles & allies (Crustacea)

Barnacles (Cirripedia)
Crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura)
Hermit Crabs (Decapoda, Anomura)
Other crustaceans
Lobsters, Bugs (Decapoda, Achelata)
Prawns (Decapoda, Caridea)

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Rhynchocinetes serratus (Hinged-beaked Prawn) at Malua Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Tesseropora rosea (Rose-coloured Barnacle) at Malua Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Leptograpsus variegatus (Purple Rock Crab) at Malua Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Leptograpsus variegatus at Lake Tabourie, NSW by VanceLawrence
Leptograpsus variegatus at Lake Tabourie, NSW by Medha
Chamaesipho tasmanica (Honeycomb Barnacle) at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Tesseropora rosea (Rose-coloured Barnacle) at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Chthamalus antennatus at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Leptograpsus variegatus at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Ocypode cordimana at Malua Bay, NSW by trevorpreston

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Jennyncmg wrote:
10 Dec 2024
Leptograpsus variegatus has distinct diagonal markings on each side of the carapace so I think this is another species but dont know which one.
Leptograpsus variegatus
Hejor1 wrote:
9 Dec 2024
@Jennyncmg uploaded separately Chamaesipho tasmanica (Honeycomb Barnacle)
Chthamalus antennatus
Jennyncmg wrote:
9 Dec 2024
The smaller ones are Honeycomb barnacles
Chthamalus antennatus
Jennyncmg wrote:
1 Oct 2024
I agree with this ID if it is for the claw in the photo
Leptograpsus variegatus
Jennyncmg wrote:
30 Sep 2024
As I could not see the claws in the photo and the parallel oblique markings on the sides of the carapace are not clear, I'm not sure that my verification is correct.
Leptograpsus variegatus

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Rhynchocinetes serratus at Malua Bay, NSW

Tesseropora rosea at Malua Bay, NSW

Leptograpsus variegatus at Malua Bay, NSW

Rhynchocinetes serratus at Malua Bay, NSW

Tesseropora rosea at Malua Bay, NSW

Leptograpsus variegatus at Malua Bay, NSW

Leptograpsus variegatus

Leptograpsus variegatus

Tesseropora rosea at Green Cape, NSW

Chamaesipho tasmanica at Green Cape, NSW

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