Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Strawberry Hermit CrabScientific Name: Coenobita perlatusCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansRange: Tropical Indo-Pacific region, from Madagascar, Mauritius, and the Seychelles east through Indonesia and the Great Barrier Reef to...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Giant LophogastridScientific Name: Gnathophausia ingensCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansRange: Circumglobal throughout tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceans, widely distributed in deep waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Antarctic KrillScientific Name: Euphausia superbaCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansRange: Circumpolar throughout the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, south of the Antarctic ConvergenceHabitat Type: Pelagic open ocean,...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Velvet Swimming CrabScientific Name: Necora puberCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansRange: Northeastern Atlantic Ocean, from southern Norway and the British Isles south to Western Sahara, and throughout the Mediterranean and Black...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: European Spider CrabScientific Name: Maja squinadoCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansRange: Northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, from the British Isles and Ireland south to MauritaniaHabitat Type: Subtidal rocky...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
OverviewThe White-clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes), celebrated across European freshwater biology as the Atlantic Stream Crayfish or Écrevisse à pattes blanches, is a robust, fascinating, and critically endangered freshwater decapod crustacean native to the...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
OverviewThe Common Pill Bug (Armadillidium vulgare), affectionately known around the world by dozens of charming folk names including the ‘Roly-poly,’ ‘Pill Woodlouse,’ ‘Potato Bug,’ or ‘Armadillo Bug,’ is an...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
OverviewThe Shame-faced Crab (Calappa granulata), widely recognized across marine biology and Mediterranean fishing folklore as the Box Crab, Mediterranean Calappa, or Rooster Crab, is an extraordinarily armored, behaviorally specialized, and bizarre decapod...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
OverviewThe California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus), also known as the red lobster, is a large, heavily armored marine decapod crustacean native to the rocky reefs and giant kelp forests of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Distributed along the coast of southern...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
OverviewThe Norway Lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), universally celebrated across global gastronomic capitals as the langoustine, scampi, or Dublin Bay prawn, is a commercially vital, burrow-dwelling marine decapod crustacean native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean...
