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Taxonomy branches

Decapods

Decapoda

Species
35
Media
136
Subcategories
27
Squat Anemone ShrimpSquat Anemone ShrimpAnemone Porcelain CrabAnemone Porcelain CrabAnkers Whip Coral ShrimpAnkers Whip Coral ShrimpMagnificent Anemone ShrimpMagnificent Anemone Shrimp
Decapods have ten legs and include crabs, shrimps, lobsters, and related crustaceans. They're diverse in form and occupy many marine ecological niches.

Archive highlights

Most media in this gallery

Species with the most media in this branch of the archive.

Squat Anemone Shrimp
Squat Anemone Shrimp
12 media
Thor amboinensis
Anemone Porcelain Crab
Anemone Porcelain Crab
7 media
Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Ankers Whip Coral Shrimp
Ankers Whip Coral Shrimp
6 media
Pontonides ankeri
Magnificent Anemone Shrimp
Magnificent Anemone Shrimp
6 media
Ancylomenes magnificus

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Subcategories

Larger branches appear first, with each card labelled by its taxonomic rank.

family

Palaemonidae · Palaemonid Shrimps

Anemone Shrimps representative species
Anemone Shrimps representative species
Anemone Shrimps representative species
Anemone Shrimps representative species
genus4 species

Anemone Shrimps

Ancylomenes

16 media itemsExplore
Cuapetes representative species
Cuapetes representative species
genus2 species

Cuapetes

4 media itemsExplore
Ankers Whip Coral Shrimp representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Ankers Whip Coral Shrimp

Pontonides ankeri

Genus Pontonides

7 media itemsExplore
Peacock-tail Anemone Shrimp representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Peacock-tail Anemone Shrimp

Ancylocaris brevicarpalis

Genus Ancylocaris

7 media itemsExplore
Donald Duck Shrimp representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Donald Duck Shrimp

Leander plumosus

Genus Leander

6 media itemsExplore
Harlequin Shrimp representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Harlequin Shrimp

Hymenocera picta

Genus Hymenocera

6 media itemsExplore
Spiny Tiger Shrimp representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Spiny Tiger Shrimp

Phyllognathia ceratophthalma

Genus Phyllognathia

5 media itemsExplore
Bubble Coral Shrimp representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Bubble Coral Shrimp

Palaemonella philippinensis

Genus Palaemonella

3 media itemsExplore
Disc Anemone Shrimp representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Disc Anemone Shrimp

Pliopontonia furtiva

Genus Pliopontonia

2 media itemsExplore
Emperor Shrimp representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Emperor Shrimp

Zenopontonia rex

Genus Zenopontonia

2 media itemsExplore
Laomenes representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Laomenes

Genus Laomenes

2 media itemsExplore

family

Diogenidae · Left-handed Hermit Crabs

Hermit Crab representative species
Hermit Crab representative species
Hermit Crab representative species
Hermit Crab representative species
genus5 species

Hermit Crab

Dardanus

14 media itemsExplore
Small White Hermit Crab representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Small White Hermit Crab

Calcinus minutus

Genus Calcinus

2 media itemsExplore

family

Portunidae · Swimming Crabs

Ridged Swimming Crab representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Ridged Swimming Crab

Charybdis natator

Genus Charybdis

2 media itemsExplore
Sea Cucumber Crab representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Sea Cucumber Crab

Lissocarcinus orbicularis

Genus Lissocarcinus

2 media itemsExplore

family

Stenopodidae · Coral Shrimps

Banded Coral Shrimp representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Banded Coral Shrimp

Stenopus hispidus

Genus Stenopus

4 media itemsExplore

family

Corystidae

Masked Burrowing Crab representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Masked Burrowing Crab

Gomeza bicornis

Genus Gomeza

2 media itemsExplore

family

Parthenopidae · Elbow Crabs

Thorny Elbow Crab representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Thorny Elbow Crab

Lambrachaeus ramifer

Genus Lambrachaeus

3 media itemsExplore

family

Galatheidae · Galatheid Squat Lobsters

Elegant Squat Lobster representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Elegant Squat Lobster

Allogalathea elegans

Genus Allogalathea

5 media itemsExplore

family

Hippolytidae · Hump-backed Shrimps

Algae Shrimp representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Algae Shrimp

Phycocaris simulans

Genus Phycocaris

3 media itemsExplore

family

Inachidae

Orangutan Crab representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Orangutan Crab

Achaeus japonicus

Genus Achaeus

4 media itemsExplore

family

Epialtidae · Kelp Crabs

Huenia representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Huenia

Genus Huenia

4 media itemsExplore

family

Porcellanidae · Porcelain Crabs

Anemone Porcelain Crab representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Anemone Porcelain Crab

Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Genus Neopetrolisthes

8 media itemsExplore

family

Chirostylidae · Spider Squat Lobsters

Chirostylus representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Chirostylus

Genus Chirostylus

2 media itemsExplore

family

Palinuridae · Spiny Lobsters

Painted Spiny Lobster representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Painted Spiny Lobster

Panulirus versicolor

Genus Panulirus

2 media itemsExplore

family

Thoridae

Squat Anemone Shrimp representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Squat Anemone Shrimp

Thor amboinensis

Genus Thor

13 media itemsExplore

family

Majidae · Typical Spider Crabs

Great spider crab representative species
speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Great spider crab

Leptomithrax gaimardii

Genus Leptomithrax

6 media itemsExplore