Family Nephropidae
Homarus americanus – American lobster
Family Palinuridae
Jasus edwardsii – Southern rock lobster
Panulirus japonicus – Japanese spiny lobster
Panulirus longipes longipes – Long-legged spiny lobster
Panulirus ornatus – Ornate spiny lobster
Panulirus versicolor – Painted spiny lobster
Puerulus angulatus – Banded whip lobster
Family Enoplometopidae
Enoplometopus crosnieri – Crosnier’s reef lobster
Enoplometopus debelius – Violet-spotted reef lobster
Family Scyllaridae
Ibacus novemdentatus – Smooth fan lobster
Scyllarus arctus – Lesser slipper lobster
Family Galatheidae
Galathea strigosa – Spinous squat lobster
Family Atelecyclidae
Family Xanthidae
Atergatis integerrimus – Red egg crab
Atergatis subdentatus – Red reef crab
Lophozozymus pictor – White-spotted reef crab
Family Calappidae
Calappa calappa – Giant box crab
Calappa granulata – Shame-faced crab
Calappa lophos – Red-streaked box crab
Family Aethridae
Hepatus epheliticus – Dolly Varden crab
Family Pseudocarcinidae
Pseudocarcinus gigas – Tasmanian giant crab
Family Cancridae
Family Portunidae
Family Eriphiidae
Family Dromiidae
Family Raninidae
Family Goneplacidae
Family Porcellanidae
Family Grapsidae
Family Gecarcinidae
Cardisoma armatum – African rainbow crab
Tuerkayana hirtipes – Blue land crab
Family Sesarmidae
Episesarma versicolor – Violet vinegar crab
Parasesarma eumolpe – Neon-face mangrove crab
Sinosesarma tangi – Fujian mangrove crab
Family Ocypodidae
Gelasimus vocans – Calling fiddler crab
Tubuca acuta – Acute fiddler crab
Tubuca arcuata – Bowed fiddler crab
Family Majidae
Maja crispata – Lesser spider crab
Family Inachidae
Camposcia retusa – Spider decorator crab
Family Macrocheiridae
Macrocheira kaempferi – Japanese spider-crab
Family Inachoididae
Stenorhynchus seticornis – Yellowline arrow crab
Family Parthenopidae
Family Oregoniidae
Chionoecetes japonicus – Beni-Zuwai crab
Family Lithodidae
Echidnocerus cibarius – Puget Sound king crab
Paralithodes camtschaticus – Red king crab
Family Epialtidae
Family Coenobitidae
Birgus latro – Coconut crab
Coenobita clypeatus – Caribbean hermit crab
Coenobita perlatus – Strawberry hermit-crab
Family Diogenidae
Calcinus elegans – Electric blue hermit-crab
Calcinus laevimanus – Big-clawed hermit-crab
Clibanarius erythropus – Intertidal hermit-crab
Clibanarius striolatus – Common stripe-legged hermit crab
Dardanus arrosor – Greater hermit-crab
Dardanus calidus – Large hermit-crab
Dardanus megistos – White-spotted hermit-crab
Family Paguridae
Family Alpheidae
Family Hymenoceridae
Family Lysmatidae
Lysmata debelius – Scarlet cleaner shrimp
Family Palaemonidae
Macrobrachium rosenbergii – Giant river prawn
Family Pandalidae
Pandalus platyceros – California spot prawn
Family Penaeidae
Family Rhynchocinetidae
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis – Durban hingebeak shrimp
Family Stenopodidae
Stenopus hispidus – Banded coral shrimp
Family Cirolanidae
Bathynomus giganteus – Giant isopod
Family Lysiosquillidae
Lysiosquillina maculata – Zebra mantis-shrimp
Family Odontodactylidae
Odontodactylus scyllarus – Peacock mantis shrimp
Family Astacidae
Astacus astacus – Noble crayfish
Family Parastacidae
Cherax albertisii – New Guinea red-clawed crayfish
Cherax quadricarinatus – Common red-clawed crayfish
Family Atyidae
Atyoidea pilipes – Sulawesi fan shrimp
Atyopsis moluccensis – Wood shrimp
Caridina logemanni – Crystal red bee shrimp
Family Cambaridae
Family Limulidae
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda – Mangrove horseshoe crab
Limulus polyphemus – Atlantic horseshoe crab
Tachypleus gigas – Indian horseshoe crab
Tachypleus tridentatus – Chinese horseshoe crab
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