Species Guide — Infraorder

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Brachyura

Every species recorded at or below this infraorder.
Animalia › Arthropoda › Crustacea › Multicrustacea › Malacostraca › Eumalacostraca › Eucarida › Decapoda › Pleocyemata

24 species documented

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Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Beaded Hairy Crab

Pilumnus monilifera

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Burrowing Shore Crab

Leptograpsodes octodentatus

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Common Sand Crab

Ovalipes australiensis

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Common Shore Crab

Paragrapsus gaimardii

A green crab on rocks

Red Australian Map shape with the word introduced over it

Image of Tasmania map with the words No Conservation Status

European Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Fringed Sponge Crab

Lamarckdromia globosa

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Golden Decorator Crab

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Hairy Seaweed Crab

Notomithrax ursus

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Haswell's Shore Crab

Helograpsus haswellianus

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Little Shore Crab

Parvonotus spinosus

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Mottled Shore Crab

Paragrapsus laevis

A small brownish grey cover with dark spots closeup

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Image of Tasmania map with the words No Conservation Status

Notched Shore Crab

Paragrapsus quadridentatus

Red Australian Map shape with the word introduced over it

Metacarcinus novaezelandiae

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Purple-mottled Shore Crab

Cyclograpsus granulosus

A brownish crab being held in a hand looking at the carapace

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Guinusia chabrus

Crab underwater

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Image of Tasmania map with the words No Conservation Status

Rough Rock Crab

Nectocarcinus integrifrons

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A marine flatworm on a rock underwater

Carpet Flatworm (Thysanozoon brocchii)

Carpet Flatworm (Thysanozoon brocchii) <br><br> https://tomahawk.org.au/flora-fauna/view-species/thysanozoon-brocchii

A small brown and white crab underwater

Three-Pronged Spider Crab Halicarcinus ovatus

This one is about 8mm in size <br><br> #tasmania #tasmaniaparks #marinebiology #discovertasmania #visitnorthtas #instatasmania #seetasmania #tomahawk #lutruwita #dorsettasmania #northeasttasmania #visitnortheasttasmania

A sea-slug on a rock underwater

Macleay’s sea-slug (Baeolidia macleayi)

Macleay’s sea-slug (Baeolidia macleayi)<br><br> https://tomahawk.org.au/flora-fauna/view-species/baeolidia-macleayi

Hermit crab in a shell underwater

A small hermit crab species this guy is under 10mm in size