Crustaceans includes crabs, crayfish, lobsters, shrimp, isopods, and barnacles (at least 67,000 described species). Most crustaceans are aquatic animals, but others adapted to live on land (e.g., land-crabs, woodlice). On this website, all crustaceans (including freshwater and terrestrial species) are encompassed in marine invertebrates, for simplicity.
Decapoda |
Stenopodidae (Stenopoid Shrimps) |
Palaemonidae (Palaemonid Shrimps) |
Palinuridae (Lobsters) |
Coenobitidae (Hermit Crabs) |
Diogenidae (Left-handed Hermit Crabs) |
Cancridae (Rock Crabs) |
Gecarcinidae (Land Crabs) |
Grapsidae (Shore Crabs) |
Majidae (Spider Crabs) |
Ocypodidae (Ghost Crabs and Fiddler Crabs) |
Portunidae (Swimming Crabs) |
Pseudothelphusidae (Manicou Crabs) |
Isopoda |
Asellidae (Freshwater Isopods) |