Species Gallery (Malacostraca)
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Alpheus glaber.
Copyright: Ivor Rees
A bright red Alpheus glaber.
Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz
Atelecyclus rotundatus on the east coast of Lundy.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Captive Atelecyclus rotundatus.
Copyright: Holly Latham
The circular crab Atelecyclus rotundatus.
Copyright: Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd
Dorsal view of Athanas nitescens in shallow waters.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Hooded shrimp in a tide pool.
Copyright: David Fenwick Snr.
Bathyporeia elegans.
Copyright: Crown copyright
An individual of the Callianassa genus.
Copyright: Crown copyright
Cancer pagurus, edible crab.
Copyright: Sue Daly
Cancer pagurus and various other fauna.
Copyright: Sue Scott
Cancer pagurus at Scapa Flow, Orkneys.
Copyright: Robert Keen
Cancer pagurus in a refuge.
Copyright: Fiona Crouch
Cancer pagurus.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Dark brown Cancer pagurus hiding its claws.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Front view of Cancer pagurus, clutching a bivalve.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Side view of Cancer pagurus seeking refuge.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
The edible crab Cancer pagurus burrowing into sandy substratum.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Caprella mutica on a tunicate.
Copyright: Dr Elizabeth Cook
Juvenile (first instar) Caprella mutica.
Copyright: Kate Willis
Propodus of gnathopod II of an adult male Caprella mutica showing the prominent middle projection.
Copyright: Kate Willis
Two Carcinus maenas mating.
Copyright: Peter Barfield
Carcinus maenas (dark form)
Copyright: Paul Newland
Carcinus maenas reaching for the camera.
Copyright: Fiona Crouch
Carcinus maenas with eggs on Arenicola marina worm cast.
Copyright: Sue Daly
a common shore crab in the intertidal zone.
Copyright: Tabitha Pearman
A juvenille Carcinus maenas crab.
Copyright: MarLIN
Dorsal view of Carcinus maenas out of the water.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Dorsal view of egg-carrying Carcinus maenas.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Egg-carrying Carcinus maenas from a rockpool.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Frontal close up of the common shore crab Carcinus maenas.
Copyright: John Rafferty
Cestopagurus timidus
Copyright: Marco Faasse
Clibanarius erythropus emerging from shell.
Copyright: Marco Faasse
Corophium volutator in a muddy footprint.
Copyright: Sue Scott
Male Corystes cassivelaunus in the Channel Isles.
Copyright: Sue Daly
Corystes cassivelaunus burying itself in sand.
Copyright: Paul Newland
A laboratory specimen of Corystes cassivelaunus.
Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz
Male Corystes cassivelaunus carrying a female.
Copyright: Paul Newland
Male Corystes cassivelaunus highlighting length of cheliped.
Copyright: Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd
Crangon allmanni.
Copyright: Crown copyright
Crangon crangon on shell fragments and gravel (from above).
Copyright: John Rundle
Crangon crangon in a laboratory.
Copyright: John Rundle
Crangon crangon on shell fragments and gravel (side view).
Copyright: John Rundle
Dorsal view of Crangon crangon.
Copyright: Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd
Extreme end of the first walking leg (pereiopod) of Crangon crangon. The last segment (dactyl) hinges on the second-to-last segment (propodus).
Copyright: Ken Neal
Close up of Diastylis rathkei.
Copyright: Crown copyright
Diogenes pugilator crawling over wet sand.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Diogenes pugilator engulfed in sand.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Dromia personata.
Copyright: Sue Daly
Male Dynamene bidentata surrounded by females
Copyright: Michael Puleston
A male surrounded by five other females
Copyright: Michael Puleston
Female Dynamene bidentata
Copyright: Michael Puleston
Male Dynamene bidentata on top of a female surrounded by other females
Copyright: Michael Puleston
Male isopod surrounded by females
Copyright: Michael Puleston
Ebalia tumefacta.
Copyright: Marco Faasse
Ebalia tumefacta at Barricane, Devon
Copyright: Paula Ferris
The nut crab Ebalia tumefacta.
Copyright: Paula Lightfoot
Echinogammarus incertae sedis planicrurus
Copyright: David Fenwick Snr.
Head and gnathopods of Echinogammarus incertae sedis planicrurus
Copyright: David Fenwick Snr.
Uropods of Echinogammarus incertae sedis planicrurus
Copyright: David Fenwick Snr.
Eriocheir sinensis collected 20 August 1992.
Copyright: Natural History Museum (NHM)
Eriocheir sinensis: after the metamorphosis from megalop to first crab stage the abdomen becomes tucked under the body of the crab.
Copyright: Natural History Museum (NHM)
Eriocheir sinensis: broad, U-shaped abdomen of adult female crab to protect eggs.
Copyright: Natural History Museum (NHM)
Eriocheir sinensis: carapace is quadrate [squarish].
Copyright: Natural History Museum (NHM)
Eriocheir sinensis: frontal carapace margin between the eyes with four distinct sharp lobes.
Copyright: Natural History Museum (NHM)
Eriocheir sinensis: lateral carapace margin with four teeth (spines).
Copyright: Natural History Museum (NHM)
Eriocheir sinensis: megalop, with extend abdomen giving lobster-like appearance (reared in the Zoology Department, NHM).
Copyright: Natural History Museum (NHM)
Eriocheir sinensis: narrow V-shaped abdomen of adult male crab.
Copyright: Natural History Museum (NHM)
Eriocheir sinensis: setal mat (mittens) on chela (claw) of adult male crab. The function of the mittens remains a mystery.
Copyright: Natural History Museum (NHM)
Eriocheir sinensis: zoeal stage VI (eared in the Zoology Department, NHM).
Copyright: Natural History Museum (NHM)
An advert from a local Thai newspaper.
Copyright: Natural History Museum (NHM)
Mitten crab purchased from a street market in Hong Kong.
Copyright: Natural History Museum (NHM)
Eurydice pulchra.
Copyright: Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd
Galathea intermedia.
Copyright: Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd
A squat lobster Galathea squamifera.
Copyright: Paul Naylor
Galathea squamifera
Copyright: Gordon Lang
Galathea squamifera in Charmouth, Cornwall.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Galathea squamifera on bedrock.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Galathea squamifera on kelp.
Copyright: Mark Breckels
A captured squat lobster.
Copyright: Tabitha Pearman
A squat lobster sheltering.
Copyright: Gordon Lang
Dark brown Galathea squamifera on a rocky shore.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
lateral view of Galathea squamifera
Copyright: Paul Newland
Yellow Galathea squamifera.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Image of a male specimen of Gonoplax rhomboides.
Copyright: Alex Fraser
Goneplax rhomboides off Tibbetts Point, Lundy.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Anterior view of Goneplax rhomboides with both claws postioned forwards.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Anterior view of Goneplax rhomboides with one claw turned backwards.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Posterior view of Goneplax rhomboides.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Green Hippolyte varians in a sandy rockpool.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Red Hippolyte varians on the shore.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Homarus gammarus, dorsal view.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
'Albino' female lobster alongside typical coloured Homarus gammarus
Copyright: Cathal McNaughton
'Albino' female lobster telson alongside that of the typical coloured Homarus gammarus
Copyright: Cathal McNaughton
Homarus gammarus at Firestone Bay, Plymouth Sound.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Homarus gammarus at the Manacles, southwest Cornwall.
Copyright: Robert Keen
Homarus gammarus from inside a crevice.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Homarus gammarus in the Channel Isles.
Copyright: Sue Daly
Juvenile common lobster released as part of a breeding program
Copyright: Paul Newland
Hyas araneus.
Copyright: Paul Naylor
Dorsal view of Hyas araneus.
Copyright: Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)
Hyas coarctatus specimen 18 mm long.
Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz
The toad crab Hyas coarctatus.
Copyright: Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd
Idotea balthica.
Copyright: Sofie Vandendriessche
Idotea granulosa.
Copyright: Crown copyright
Idotea pelagica.
Copyright: Marco Faasse
Inachus dorsettensis in front of snakelocks anenome.
Copyright: Paul Newland
Inachus dorsettensis close up.
Copyright: Steven Campbell
Inachus dorsettensis in front of snakelocks anenome.
Copyright: Paul Newland
Inachus dorsettensis with attached sponges, Plymouth Sound.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Inachus phalangium on the west coast of Scotland.
Copyright: Fiona Crouch
Inachus phalangium amongst Anemonia viridis tentacles at Bovisand, Plymouth.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Inachus phalangium on a boulder.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Inachus phalangium on a rocky shore.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Inachus phalangium sheltering under an anemone.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Inachus phalangium.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Jassa falcata redrawn after Sars, 1890.
Copyright: MarLIN
Close up of tubes and the jassid amphipods in them.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Tubes and emergent Jassa falcata on a Tubularia indivisa stalk.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Tubes of jassid amphipods.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
The sea slater Lekanesphaera rugicauda.
Copyright: Paula Lightfoot
A sea slater emerging from a rock.
Copyright: Abigail Rhodes
Individual Ligia oceanica on rocks on the upper shore at night.
Copyright: Jack Sewell
Individual Ligia oceanica on rocks on the upper shore at night.
Copyright: Jack Sewell
Liocarcinus corrugatus.
Copyright: Steven Campbell
Dorsal view of male and female.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Liocarcinus depurator in pre-mating position.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Liocarcinus depurator on a green background.
Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz
Liocarcinus depurator out of water.
Copyright: Holly Latham
Liocarcinus depurator.
Copyright: Sue Scott
Liocarcinus depurator.
Copyright: Crown copyright
Comparative images of Liocarcinus species.
Copyright: Ivor Rees
Liocarcinus holsatus out of water.
Copyright: Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
Liocarcinus holsatus.
Copyright: Crown copyright
A flying crab.
Copyright: Gordon Lang
Comparative images of Liocarcinus species.
Copyright: Ivor Rees
Liocarcinus marmoreus on a black background.
Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz
Comparative images of Liocarcinus species.
Copyright: Ivor Rees
A northern stone crab in the fucoid zone of Robin Hoods bay.
Copyright: Richard Smith
Macropodia deflexa covered in algae and sediment.
Copyright: Paul Newland
Macropodia tenuirostris.
Copyright: Steven Campbell
Maja brachydactyla at Firestone Bay in Plymouth Sound.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Maja brachydactyla aggregation around a stand of japweed.
Copyright: Paul Newland
Maja brachydactyla covered in seaweed strands.
Copyright: Fiona Crouch
Maja brachydactyla crawling along the seabed.
Copyright: Fiona Crouch
Maja brachydactyla exhibiting barnacle infestation.
Copyright: Paul Newland
Maja brachydactyla feeding.
Copyright: Fiona Crouch
Maja brachydactyla hiding under various seaweeds and hydroids.
Copyright: Peter Barfield
Maja brachydactyla in the Channel Isles.
Copyright: Sue Daly
Colourful carapace of Maja brachydactyla.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Dorsal view of Maja brachydactyla. Carapace and legs encrusted with barnacles.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Munida rugosa at Lundy.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Munida rugosa amongst brittlestars.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Munida rugosa at south Lundy.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Munida rugosa coming out of a crevice.
Copyright: Fiona Crouch
Munida rugosa on lost lobster pots.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Squat lobsters, Munida rugosa.
Copyright: Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
Necora puber.
Copyright: Sue Daly
Necora puber
Copyright: Sue Daly
Necora puber in Batten Bay.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
A feeding velvet swimming crab.
Copyright: Gordon Lang
A velvet swimming crab.
Copyright: Gordon Lang
Dorsal view of Necora puber.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
The swimming crab Necora puber.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Velvet swimming or fiddler crab.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Neomysis integer.
Copyright: Marco Faasse
Female Neomysis integer in a laboratory.
Copyright: John Rundle
School of opposum shrimp.
Copyright: Paul Newland
Nephrops norvegicus.
Copyright: Sue Scott
Nephrops norvegicus in an aquarium with its claws extended.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Nephrops norvegicus, caught in lobster creel.
Copyright: Sue Scott
Nephrops norvegicus, detail of head
Copyright: Sue Scott
Nephrops norvegicus. Female, detail of tail with eggs.
Copyright: Sue Scott
A marbled rock crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus.
Copyright: Ines Cristovao
Underside of female Pachygrapsus marmoratus.
Copyright: Ines Cristovao
Pagurus bernhardus on shell gravel.
Copyright: Paul Naylor
Pagurus bernhardus in the Channel Isles.
Copyright: Sue Daly
Pagurus bernhardus.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Bird's eye view of the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus crawling along.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Naked Pagurus bernhardus in the Channel Isles.
Copyright: Sue Daly
Pre-mating coupling in December.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
The hairy hermit crab Pagurus cuanensis
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Pagurus prideaux with the cloak anemone Adamsia carciniopados.
Copyright: Paul Naylor
Pagurus prideaux on a green background.
Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz
The hermit crab Pagurus prideaux.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Palaemon elegans crawling on the substratum.
Copyright: Jim Anderson
Close up view of the head of Palaemon elegans.
Copyright: Jim Anderson
Side view of entire individual on rock.
Copyright: Mark Thomas
Palaemon serratus
Copyright: Sue Daly
Palaemon serratus
Copyright: Gordon Lang
Palaemon serratus at Wembury.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Common prawn Palaemon serratus on a circalittoral bedrock slope at Firestone Bay, Plymouth Sound.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Large Palaemon serratus in shallow water.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Two spiny lobsters.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
A juvenile crawfish emerging from its 'den'.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Crawfish emerging from crevice.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Crawfish with recent moult at the front of the aquarium.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Freshly caught Palinurus elephas out of water.
Copyright: Holly Latham
Larval form of Palinurus elephas
Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)
Larval form of Palinurus elephas
Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)
Spiny lobster.
Copyright: Sue Scott
Spiny lobster.
Copyright: Sue Scott
The front of a crawfish hiding between rocks.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
The life cycle of the European spiny lobster from larvae to adult
Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)
Pandalus montagui head.
Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz
Pandalus montagui on a green background.
Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz
Periclimenes sagittifer amongst the tentacles of Anemonia viridis in the Channel Isles.
Copyright: Sue Daly
A male bristly crab Pilumnus hirtellus.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Pilumnus hirtellus from under a boulder.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Pilumnus hirtellus on cobbles.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
The bristly crab Pilumnus hirtellus.
Copyright: Jack Sewell
Pisidia longicornis next to barnacles.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Pisidia longicornis out of water.
Copyright: Holly Latham
Close up of Pisidia longicornis
Copyright: Jack Sewell
Six Pisidia longicornis individuals.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
A broad-clawed porcelain crab.
Copyright: Tabitha Pearman
An algal covered broad-clawed crab
Copyright: Tabitha Pearman
Lone Porcellana platycheles individual in between boulders.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Multiple Porcellana platycheles individuals on a rocky shore.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Rissoides desmaresti held in gloved hand.
Copyright: Dr Rohan Holt
Rissoides desmaresti on the sea bed.
Copyright: Dr Rohan Holt
Talitrus saltator
Copyright: Christopher McAskie
Thia scutellata.
Copyright: Marco Faasse
Xantho pilipes collected from Lee Beach, Ilfracombe.
Copyright: Devon Wildlife Trust
Xantho pilipes.
Copyright: Jack Sewell
Front end of Xantho pilipes protruding from a crevice.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
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