Order

Decapoda

2,425 species in this order. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 14 of 41

black-eyed hermit crab

black-eyed hermit crab

Dardanus lagopodes

Diogenidae
whitespotted hermit

whitespotted hermit

Dardanus megistos

Diogenidae
anemone hermit crab

anemone hermit crab

Dardanus pedunculatus

Diogenidae
bloody hermit

bloody hermit

Dardanus sanguinocarpus

Diogenidae
Dardanus sanguinolentus

Dardanus sanguinolentus

Dardanus sanguinolentus

Diogenidae
Blue-eyed Hermit Crab

Blue-eyed Hermit Crab

Dardanus scutellatus

Diogenidae
Setiferous Hermit Crab

Setiferous Hermit Crab

Dardanus setifer

Diogenidae

Dardanus sinistripes

Dardanus sinistripes

Diogenidae
stareye hermit

stareye hermit

Dardanus venosus

Diogenidae
Woodmason's Hermit Crab

Woodmason's Hermit Crab

Dardanus woodmasoni

Diogenidae
Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp

Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp

Dasycaris zanzibarica

Palaemonidae

chip crab

Deilocerus planus

Cyclodorippidae

Deosergestes henseni

Deosergestes henseni

Sergestidae

long-armed crab

Derilambrus angulifrons

Parthenopidae

wrinkled crab

Dermaturus mandtii

Hapalogastridae
Whip Shrimp

Whip Shrimp

Dichelopandalus bonnieri

Pandalidae

bristled longbeak

Dichelopandalus leptocerus

Pandalidae
Dilocarcinus pagei

Dilocarcinus pagei

Dilocarcinus pagei

Trichodactylidae

Diogenes armatus

Diogenes armatus

Diogenidae
Diogenes curvimanus

Diogenes curvimanus

Diogenes curvimanus

Diogenidae
Diogenes pallescens

Diogenes pallescens

Diogenes pallescens

Diogenidae
Roux's hermit crab

Roux's hermit crab

Diogenes pugilator

Diogenidae
Diogenes viridis

Diogenes viridis

Diogenes viridis

Diogenidae
South Pacific Long-legged Land Crab

South Pacific Long-legged Land Crab

Discoplax longipes

Gecarcinidae
Guam Long-legged Land Crab

Guam Long-legged Land Crab

Discoplax michalis

Gecarcinidae
tubeworm hermit

tubeworm hermit

Discorsopagurus schmitti

Paguridae
seabiscuit pea crab

seabiscuit pea crab

Dissodactylus crinitichelis

Pinnotheridae
sand-dollar pea crab

sand-dollar pea crab

Dissodactylus mellitae

Pinnotheridae
Heart Urchin Pea Crab

Heart Urchin Pea Crab

Dissodactylus primitivus

Pinnotheridae

Mimic Crayfish

Distocambarus carlsoni

Cambaridae
Domecia acanthophora

Domecia acanthophora

Domecia acanthophora

Domeciidae

Domecia glabra

Domecia glabra

Domeciidae
Shaggy Domecia

Shaggy Domecia

Domecia hispida

Domeciidae
redeye sponge crab

redeye sponge crab

Dromia erythropus

Dromiidae
Sponge Crab

Sponge Crab

Dromia personata

Dromiidae
Dugastella valentina

Dugastella valentina

Dugastella valentina

Atyidae

Dynomene praedator

Dynomene praedator

Dynomenidae
Say mud crab

Say mud crab

Dyspanopeus sayi

Panopeidae
Gulf grassflat crab

Gulf grassflat crab

Dyspanopeus texanus

Panopeidae
sculptured clutch crab

sculptured clutch crab

Ebalia cariosa

Leucosiidae

Cranch's nut crab

Ebalia cranchii

Leucosiidae

Ébalie de Bryer (L')

Ebalia edwardsii

Leucosiidae
Ebalia granulosa

Ebalia granulosa

Ebalia granulosa

Leucosiidae

thinarm clutch crab

Ebalia stimpsonii

Leucosiidae
Pennant's nut crab

Pennant's nut crab

Ebalia tuberosa

Leucosiidae
Bryer's Nut Crab

Bryer's Nut Crab

Ebalia tumefacta

Leucosiidae

Ebaliopsis erosa

Ebaliopsis erosa

Leucosiidae
Puget Sound king crab

Puget Sound king crab

Echidnocerus cibarius

Lithodidae
sea urchin crab

sea urchin crab

Echinoecus pentagonus

Pilumnidae

Edwardsium spinimanus

Edwardsium spinimanus

Xanthidae
Elamena vesca

Elamena vesca

Elamena vesca

Hymenosomatidae

purple hermit

Elassochirus cavimanus

Paguridae
Pacific red hermit

Pacific red hermit

Elassochirus gilli

Paguridae
widehand hermit

widehand hermit

Elassochirus tenuimanus

Paguridae
Emerita almeidai

Emerita almeidai

Emerita almeidai

Hippidae
Pacific sand crab

Pacific sand crab

Emerita analoga

Hippidae
Benedict sand crab

Benedict sand crab

Emerita benedicti

Hippidae
Brazilian Mole Crab

Brazilian Mole Crab

Emerita brasiliensis

Hippidae
Puerto Rican sand crab

Puerto Rican sand crab

Emerita portoricensis

Hippidae
Tropical Mole Crab

Tropical Mole Crab

Emerita rathbunae

Hippidae