Species Guide — Class

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Malacostraca

Every species recorded at or below this class.
Animalia › Arthropoda › Crustacea › Multicrustacea

40 species documented

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A reddish and white shrimp on a rock

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Snapping Shrimp

Athanas granti

A red and blue Soldier Crab standing on sand next to a hole it dug out of

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Mictyris platycheles

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Southern Rock Lobster

Jasus edwardsii

A brownish coloured crab on a rock

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Southern Sentinel Crab

Tasmanoplax latifrons

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Swift-footed Shore Crab

Leptograpsus variegatus

A brownish crab on a rock

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Image of Tasmania map with the words No Conservation Status

Three-Pronged Flat Spider Crab

Halicarcinus ovatus

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Tiny Hermit Crab

Micropagurus acantholepis

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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Thin white bivalve shells laying on sand

Limaria imitans

Limaria imitans a marine bivalve species washed up along Tomahawk Beach

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

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Hermit crab in a shell underwater

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