Invertebrates > Crustaceans
The Sargassum Crab (Portunus sayi) is an extraordinary, highly specialized pelagic swimming crab that lives its entire life afloat in the open ocean aboard drifting mats of golden-brown Sargassum seaweed. An evolutionary marvel of camouflage, its shell mimics the...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
The Yellow Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus oregonensis), universally known among coastal naturalists as the Oregon Shore Crab or Green Shore Crab, is one of the most abundant, ecologically foundational invertebrates of Pacific coast estuaries. Unlike its rock-dwelling purple...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
The Asian Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus), also known as the Japanese Shore Crab or Pacific Shore Crab, is an exceptionally hardy, aggressive intertidal decapod native to East Asia. Accompanying global maritime shipping in ballast water, it has become a prolific...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
The Graceful Rock Crab (Metacarcinus gracilis, formerly Cancer gracilis), also known as the Slender Crab, is an elegant, fast-moving marine decapod native to the Pacific Coast of North America. Closely related to the commercially famous Dungeness crab, it is...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
The Brazilian Slipper Lobster (Scyllarides brasiliensis), known in Brazil as the ‘Lagosta-sapateira’, is a large, heavily built marine decapod inhabiting the subtropical and tropical continental shelves of the southwestern Atlantic. Lacking defensive...
