Species in the class Crustacea Results 1 - 20
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Endemic predatory shrimp (Procaris ascensionis)
Endemic to just two small rock pools on Ascension Island, this shrimp occupies an extremely vulnerable position. The endemic preda...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Common prawn (Palaemon serratus)
The common prawn is a well-known swimming crustacean, which is pinkish-brown in colour and features reddish spots and lines. The h...  More  9 Images  3 Videos
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Common lobster (Homarus gammarus)
The common lobster is a very large and commercially important species. The upper surface is dark blue in colour with yellowish spo...  More  6 Images  5 Videos
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Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus)
Despite the common name, hermit crabs are related more closely to lobsters than to crabs. They lack a hard carapace, and adopt the...  More  7 Images  4 Videos
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Common striped woodlouse (Philoscia muscorum)
Woodlice are not insects, but are crustaceans; more closely related to crabs and shrimps than insects. The body is divided into th...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Giant freshwater crayfish (Astacopsis gouldi)
This magnificent crayfish is the largest known freshwater invertebrate and has particularly powerful pinchers. They range in colou...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Common woodlouse (Oniscus asellus)
The common woodlouse is one of the commonest and widely spread of the British woodlice. Woodlice are not insects, but are crustace...  More  8 Images  1 Video
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Hairy marron (Cherax tenuimanus)
One of the largest freshwater crayfish in the world, this hairy-shelled species has jet black pinchers and a paler olive-green to ...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Noble crayfish (Astacus astacus)
This crustacean varies in colour from green or blue to brown and sometimes black. The undersides of the claws are dark red. The he...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Masked crab (Corystes cassivelaunus)
The masked crab (also known as the sand crab) has an elongated carapace, which is reddish brown to yellow in colour, and sometimes...  More  4 Images  1 Video
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Velvet swimming crab (Necora puber)
The fast-moving velvet swimming crab has a flattened carapace, which is wider than it is long. The upper surface is blue but has a...  More  17 Images  2 Videos
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Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
The common and familiar edible crab is easily identified by its large black-tipped toothed pincers and characteristic ‘pie-crust’ ...  More  12 Images  2 Videos
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Common shore crab (Carcinus maenas)
The shore crab is one of the commonest crabs on the shore, and anyone who has gone rock-pooling is likely to have encountered one...  More  11 Images  5 Videos
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Acorn barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides)
Barnacles are well-known intertidal organisms. They were not firmly accepted to be crustaceans until the 1830s; before this time, ...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Common shrimp (Crangon crangon)
The common shrimp, also known as the brown shrimp, is cryptically coloured; it is brown and covered with tiny flecks. Although mos...  More  5 Images  3 Videos
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Sand hopper (Talitrus saltator)
Sand-hoppers are so called because of their ability to leap when disturbed; they do so by tucking in the tail, and rapidly flickin...  More  1 Image  1 Video
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Sea slater (Ligia oceanica)
The common sea slater is a sea-shore relative of woodlice that can grow up to 3 cm in length. It has a flattened, oval-shaped body...  More  8 Images  0 Videos
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Atyid shrimp (Typhlatya iliffei)
This small shrimp is whitish overall with some internal red pigment cells (chromatophores). The eyes are also pigmented and are di...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Cuban cave shrimp (Barbouria cubensis)
This is a brightly coloured shrimp with an arched body and rostrum. The colour of the shrimp varies from vivid red and orange to p...  More  18 Images  0 Videos
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