Class

Malacostraca

4,202 species in this class. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 42 of 71

demon-faced porter crab

demon-faced porter crab

Medorippe lanata

Dorippidae

Megalobrachium pacificum

Megalobrachium pacificum

Porcellanidae
Megalobrachium roseum

Megalobrachium roseum

Megalobrachium roseum

Porcellanidae
Cangrejo de porcelana

Cangrejo de porcelana

Megalobrachium sinuimanus

Porcellanidae
Megalorchestia benedicti

Megalorchestia benedicti

Megalorchestia benedicti

Talitridae
California beach flea

California beach flea

Megalorchestia californiana

Talitridae
Pale beach hopper

Pale beach hopper

Megalorchestia columbiana

Talitridae
Megalorchestia corniculata

Megalorchestia corniculata

Megalorchestia corniculata

Talitridae
Megalorchestia minor

Megalorchestia minor

Megalorchestia minor

Talitridae
Megalorchestia pugettensis

Megalorchestia pugettensis

Megalorchestia pugettensis

Talitridae

Megaluropus agilis

Megaluropus agilis

Megaluropidae

Megamoera dentata

Megamoera dentata

Melitidae
Megamoera subtener

Megamoera subtener

Megamoera subtener

Melitidae

Megamphopus cornutus

Megamphopus cornutus

Photidae
northern krill

northern krill

Meganyctiphanes norvegica

Euphausiidae

Meiosquilla quadridens

Meiosquilla quadridens

Squillidae

Melita gayi

Melita gayi

Melitidae

Melita hergensis

Melita hergensis

Melitidae
Melita nitida

Melita nitida

Melita nitida

Melitidae
Melita palmata

Melita palmata

Melita palmata

Melitidae

Melphidippa borealis

Melphidippa borealis

Melphidippidae

Melphidippa goesi

Melphidippa goesi

Melphidippidae

Melphidippa macrura

Melphidippa macrura

Melphidippidae

Melphidippella macra

Melphidippella macra

Melphidippidae

delicate coral crab

Melybia thalamita

Linnaeoxanthidae
One-horned Spider Crab

One-horned Spider Crab

Menaethius monoceros

Epialtidae

Menigrates obtusifrons

Menigrates obtusifrons

Uristidae
Gulf stone crab

Gulf stone crab

Menippe adina

Menippidae
Florida stone crab

Florida stone crab

Menippe mercenaria

Menippidae
Cuban stone crab

Cuban stone crab

Menippe nodifrons

Menippidae

Merulanella carinata

Merulanella carinata

Armadillidae

Merulanella wahrbergi

Merulanella wahrbergi

Armadillidae
miniature spinyhead

miniature spinyhead

Mesocrangon munitella

Crangonidae

Mesoniscus alpicola

Mesoniscus alpicola

Mesoniscidae
Mesoniscus graniger

Mesoniscus graniger

Mesoniscus graniger

Mesoniscidae

Mesopodopsis slabberi

Mesopodopsis slabberi

Mysidae

anchialine snapping shrimp

Metabetaeus lohena

Alpheidae
Metacaprella kennerlyi

Metacaprella kennerlyi

Metacaprella kennerlyi

Caprellidae
yellow crab

yellow crab

Metacarcinus anthonyi

Cancridae
mola rock crab

mola rock crab

Metacarcinus edwardsii

Cancridae
graceful crab

graceful crab

Metacarcinus gracilis

Cancridae
Californian crab

Californian crab

Metacarcinus magister

Cancridae

Agassiz's shrimp

Metacrangon agassizii

Crangonidae

southern spinyhead

Metacrangon spinosissima

Crangonidae
Urugavian Lobster

Urugavian Lobster

Metanephrops rubellus

Nephropidae
velvet shrimp

velvet shrimp

Metapenaeopsis goodei

Penaeidae
minstrel shrimp

minstrel shrimp

Metapenaeopsis hilarula

Penaeidae

Metapenaeopsis smithi

Metapenaeopsis smithi

Penaeidae

Metaphoxus fultoni

Metaphoxus fultoni

Phoxocephalidae
marble crab

marble crab

Metasesarma obesum

Sesarmidae
Metatrichoniscoides leydigii

Metatrichoniscoides leydigii

Metatrichoniscoides leydigii

Trichoniscidae

Metaxanthops acutus

Metaxanthops acutus

Xanthidae

Metharpinia longirostris

Metharpinia longirostris

Phoxocephalidae
Metopa borealis

Metopa borealis

Metopa borealis

Stenothoidae

Metopa bruzelii

Metopa bruzelii

Stenothoidae

Metopa propinqva

Metopa propinqva

Stenothoidae

Metopa pusilla

Metopa pusilla

Stenothoidae

Metopa rubrovittata

Metopa rubrovittata

Stenothoidae
Metopograpsus latifrons

Metopograpsus latifrons

Metopograpsus latifrons

Grapsidae
Crab

Crab

Metopograpsus oceanicus

Grapsidae