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Crustaceans

Approximately 26.000 species of crustaceans are known all over the planet, most of them being marine crustaceans. In this huge group, the species that belong to the Decapod order are the ones with ...[ read more ]

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Sally Lightfoot Crab

Common name: Sally Lightfoot Crab

Scientific name: Percnon gibbesi (H.-M. Edwards, 1835)

Family: Grapsidae

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Slipper Lobster

Common name: Slipper Lobster

Scientific name: Scyllarides latus (Latreille, 1803)

Family: Scyllaridae

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Rockpool Shrimp

Common name: Rockpool Shrimp

Scientific name: Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837

Family: Palaemonidae

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