Marine Invertebrates
Crabs, Prawns, Barnacles & allies (Crustacea)

Crab, Prawn, Barnacle (Crustacea) species

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70 species

Alope orientalis (Reef Shrimp,Bald Prawn)

Alope orientalis

Photo by Michael Marmach

Alope orientalis

Alpheus euphrosyne (Nymph Snapping Shrimp)

Alpheus euphrosyne
Alpheus euphrosyne
Alpheus euphrosyne
Alpheus euphrosyne

Alpheus villosus (Hairy Snapping Shrimp)

Alpheus villosus

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Alpheus villosus

Amarinus paralacustris (Amarinus paralacustris)

Austromegabalanus nigrescens (Giant Rock Barnacle)

Austromegabalanus nigrescens
Austromegabalanus nigrescens
Austromegabalanus nigrescens
Austromegabalanus nigrescens
Austromegabalanus nigrescens
Austromegabalanus nigrescens

Austrominius modestus

Austrominius modestus
Austrominius modestus
Austrominius modestus
Austrominius modestus
Austrominius modestus
Austrominius modestus

Belosquilla laevis (Smooth Mantis-shrimp)

Brachynotus spinosus (Little Shore Crab)

Brachynotus spinosus
Brachynotus spinosus

Carcinus maenas (European Shore Crab)

Carcinus maenas
Carcinus maenas

Caridina mccullochi (Mcculloch's Caridina)

Catomerus polymerus

Catomerus polymerus
Catomerus polymerus
Catomerus polymerus
Catomerus polymerus
Catomerus polymerus
Catomerus polymerus

Chamaesipho tasmanica (Honeycomb Barnacle)

Chamaesipho tasmanica
Chamaesipho tasmanica
Chamaesipho tasmanica
Chamaesipho tasmanica
Chamaesipho tasmanica
Chamaesipho tasmanica

Chthamalus antennatus

Chthamalus antennatus

Steve Burrows

Chthamalus antennatus
Chthamalus antennatus
Chthamalus antennatus
Chthamalus antennatus
Chthamalus antennatus

Copepoda (subclass) (Microcrustacean)

Cyclograpsus audouinii (Cyclograpsus audouinii)

Cyclograpsus audouinii
Cyclograpsus audouinii

Heloecius cordiformis (Semaphore Crab)

Heloecius cordiformis
Heloecius cordiformis
Heloecius cordiformis
Heloecius cordiformis
Heloecius cordiformis
Heloecius cordiformis

Helograpsus haswellianus (Haswell's Shore Crab)

Helograpsus haswellianus
Helograpsus haswellianus

Hippolyte australiensis (Southern Weed Shrimp)

Ibacus alticrenatus (White-tailed Bug)

Ilyograpsus paludicola (Ilyograpsus paludicola)

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  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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