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

Crab, Prawn, Barnacle (Crustacea) species

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42 species

Alope orientalis (Reef Shrimp,Bald Prawn)

Alope orientalis

Photo by Michael Marmach

Alope orientalis

Alpheus villosus (Hairy Snapping Shrimp)

Alpheus villosus

ALA image

Alpheus villosus

Amarinus paralacustris (Amarinus paralacustris)

Austromegabalanus nigrescens (Giant Rock Barnacle)

Austromegabalanus nigrescens
Austromegabalanus nigrescens
Austromegabalanus nigrescens
Austromegabalanus nigrescens
Austromegabalanus nigrescens
Austromegabalanus nigrescens

Belosquilla laevis (Smooth Mantis-shrimp)

Carcinus maenas (European Shore Crab)

Carcinus maenas
Carcinus maenas

Catomerus polymerus

Catomerus polymerus
Catomerus polymerus
Catomerus polymerus
Catomerus polymerus
Catomerus polymerus
Catomerus polymerus

Chamaesipho tasmanica (Honeycomb Barnacle)

Chamaesipho tasmanica
Chamaesipho tasmanica
Chamaesipho tasmanica
Chamaesipho tasmanica
Chamaesipho tasmanica
Chamaesipho tasmanica

Copepoda (subclass) (Microcrustacean)

Cyclograpsus audouinii (Cyclograpsus audouinii)

Heloecius cordiformis (Semaphore Crab)

Heloecius cordiformis
Heloecius cordiformis
Heloecius cordiformis
Heloecius cordiformis
Heloecius cordiformis
Heloecius cordiformis

Helograpsus haswellianus (Haswell's Shore Crab)

Helograpsus haswellianus
Helograpsus haswellianus

Lepas anserifera (Goose Barnacle)

Lepas anserifera

David Paul, Museum Victoria (ALA)

Lepas anserifera

David Staples, Museum Victoria (ALA)
Lepas anserifera
Lepas anserifera
Lepas anserifera
Lepas anserifera

Leptograpsus variegatus (Purple Rock Crab)

Leptograpsus variegatus
Leptograpsus variegatus
Leptograpsus variegatus
Leptograpsus variegatus
Leptograpsus variegatus
Leptograpsus variegatus

Macrobrachium sp. (Freshwater prawn)

Mictyris longicarpus (Soldier Crab)

Mictyris longicarpus
Mictyris longicarpus
Mictyris longicarpus
Mictyris longicarpus
Mictyris longicarpus
Mictyris longicarpus

Mictyris platycheles (Soldier Crab)

Mictyris platycheles

photo Liz A

Mictyris platycheles

Naxia aurita (Smooth Seaweed-crab)

Notorchestia quadrimana (A beachhopper)

Ocypode cordimana (Smooth-Handed Ghost Crab)

Ocypode cordimana
Ocypode cordimana
Ocypode cordimana
Ocypode cordimana
Ocypode cordimana
Ocypode cordimana

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