Species Guide — Superfamily

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Grapsoidea

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

10 species documented

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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 Shore Crab

Paragrapsus gaimardii

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

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

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Smooth Shore Crab

Cyclograpsus audouinii

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Swift-footed Shore Crab

Leptograpsus variegatus

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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

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

Hermit crab in a shell underwater

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

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