Species Guide — Family

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Carcinidae

Every species recorded at or below this family.
Animalia › Arthropoda › Crustacea › Multicrustacea › Malacostraca › Eumalacostraca › Eucarida › Decapoda › Pleocyemata › Brachyura › Eubrachyura › Portunoidea

3 species documented

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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

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

A red crab on rock covered with short seaweed

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Image of Tasmania map with the words No Conservation Status

Nectocarcinus tuberculosus

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Hermit crab in a shell underwater

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

Thin white bivalve shells laying on sand

Limaria imitans

Limaria imitans a marine bivalve species washed up along Tomahawk Beach

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