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

Crab species

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20 species

Amarinus paralacustris (Amarinus paralacustris)

Carcinus maenas (European Shore Crab)

Carcinus maenas
Carcinus maenas

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

Leptograpsus variegatus (Purple Rock Crab)

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

Mictyris longicarpus (Soldier Crab)

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

Mictyris platycheles (Soldier Crab)

Mictyris platycheles

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Mictyris platycheles

Naxia aurita (Smooth Seaweed-crab)

Ocypode cordimana (Smooth-Handed Ghost Crab)

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

Ovalipes australiensis (Sandy)

Ovalipes australiensis

AUST museum Michael Marmach

Ovalipes australiensis

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Ovalipes australiensis
Ovalipes australiensis

Ozius deplanatus (Ozius deplanatus)

Ozius deplanatus

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Ozius deplanatus
Ozius deplanatus
Ozius deplanatus
Ozius deplanatus
Ozius deplanatus

Ozius truncatus (Reef Crab)

Paragrapsus laevis (Mottled Shore Crab)

Parasesarma erythodactyla (Parasesarma erythodactyla)

Parasesarma erythodactyla
Parasesarma erythodactyla
Parasesarma erythodactyla
Parasesarma erythodactyla
Parasesarma erythodactyla
Parasesarma erythodactyla

Pilumnopeus serratifrons (Smooth-handed Crab)

Plagusia chabrus (Red Bait Crab)

Plagusia chabrus
Plagusia chabrus
Plagusia chabrus
Plagusia chabrus
Plagusia chabrus
Plagusia chabrus

Plagusia glabra (Plagusia glabra)

Plagusia glabra

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Plagusia glabra

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Plagusia glabra
Plagusia glabra
Plagusia glabra
Plagusia glabra

Portunus pelagicus (Blue Swimmer Crab)

Portunus pelagicus

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Portunus pelagicus

Scylla serrata (Mud Crab, Mangrove Crab)

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Invasiveness

  • All invasiveness levels (change?)

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