Species Guide — Family

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Varunidae

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

7 species documented

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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

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Smooth Shore Crab

Cyclograpsus audouinii

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Thin white bivalve shells laying on sand

Limaria imitans

Limaria imitans a marine bivalve species washed up along Tomahawk Beach

Hermit crab in a shell underwater

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

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 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