Decapods [Decapoda]
Description
Decapods include many familiar crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, and shrimp. Divers often encounter them hiding in holes, scuttling over the bottom, or peeking out from under ledges—frequently with quick, darting movements when disturbed.
Families
Penaeid Shrimps
Penaeidae
Spiny Lobsters
Palinuridae
Shovel-nosed Lobsters
Scyllaridae
Porcelain Crabs
Porcellanidae
Left-handed Hermit Crabs
Diogenidae
Hermit Crabs
Paguridae
Sponge Crabs
Dromiidae
Combtooth Blennies (Lysmatid Blennies)
Lysmatidae
Palaemonid Shrimps
Palaemonidae
Pandalid Shrimps
Pandalidae
Trapeziidae
Trapeziidae
Xanthidae
Xanthidae
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Crabs, Lobsters & Shrimp
Malacostraca
|
Statistics
- Families 15