Web Directory

» Acadian Hermit Crab
   Several photographs of Pagarus acadianus.
   http://www.gotosnapshot.com/cgi-bin/ImageFolio4/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Hermit_Crab/Acadian_Hermit_Crab

» Anomurans
   Provides information on the false crabs and hermit crabs in this infraorder, their biology and distribution.
   http://museumvictoria.com.au/crust/hermbiol.html

» Asian Shore Crab - Hemigrapus sanguineus
   Profile of this species, which is becoming established on the east coast of the US. Includes photos and maps.
   http://cars.er.usgs.gov/Nonindigenous_Species/Asian_shore_crab/asian_shore_crab.html

» Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
   Provides information on the behavior of these crabs, with a video clip of one walking across the sand.
   http://pelotes.jea.com/fidcrab.htm

» Australian Freshwater Lobster (Astacopsis gouldi)
   A look at an unusual and little known creature.
   http://www.smithton.tco.asn.au/wildlife/lobster/lobster.html

» Biogeography of Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis)
   Project by Simion Jim Bulldis on this crustacean, including its description, natural history, life cycle, habitat, evolution and distribution.
   http://bss.sfsu.edu/holzman/courses/Fall02%20projects/mitten.html

» Black-Fingered Mud Crab
   Photograph and information on this predator and scavenger which usually feeds on shellfish.
   http://www.chesapeakebay.net/mudcrab.htm

» Blue Crab
   Information on this crustacean, Callinectes sapidus, its life cycle and habitat.
   http://www.chesapeakebay.net/blue_crab.htm

» Blue Crab Archives
   Provides a great deal of information on Callinectes sapidus, their identification, biology, how they are caught, how to eat them, crab news and a forum.
   http://www.bluecrab.info/

» Callinectes sapidus
   Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics, natural history, external and internal anatomy of the blue crab.
   http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/callinectes.html

» Callinectes sapidus: Blue Crab
   Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology.
   http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Callin_sapidu.htm

» Cancer magister: Dungeness Crab
   Research project by Wesley Luchterhand at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
   http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/luchterh_wesl

» Cardisoma guanhumi: Blue Land Crab
   Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology.
   http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Cardis_guanhu.htm

» Charybdis hellerii: Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
   Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology.
   http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Charyb_heller.htm

» Coconut Crab: Birgus latro
   Photographs and information from ARKive including description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
   http://www.arkive.org/coconut-crab/birgus-latro/

» Common Hermit Crab
   Several photographs of Pagurus berhardus with information on its identification, breeding, habitat, food, range and bionomics.
   http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Pagurus.htm

» Common Hermit Crab: Pagurus bernhardus
   Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
   http://www.arkive.org/common-hermit-crab/pagurus-bernhardus/

» Common Prawn: Palaemon serratus
   Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
   http://www.arkive.org/common-prawn/palaemon-serratus/

» Common Shore Crab: Carcinus maenas
   Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
   http://www.arkive.org/common-shore-crab/carcinus-maenas/

» Crabs
   Photographs and information on the species found round the coasts of Britain.
   http://www.glaucus.org.uk/CRABSX.htm

» Crayfish Photo Gallery
   Images of dozens of species, mainly from the central United States.
   http://www.denison.edu/~stocker/cfgallery.html

» Crustacea
   Extensive information on the crabs, lobsters and shrimps found in the waters round Britain.
   http://www.glaucus.org.uk/crustace.htm

» Decapod Crabs
   A useful guide to Australian crabs and their biology, providing for each species a description and details of distribution, habitat and biology.
   http://www.mesa.edu.au/friends/seashores/decapods.html

» Decorator Crabs
   Information and photographs of brachyuran crabs in the superfamily Majoidea that have the unusual habit of decorating their carapace with bits of algae and invertebrates.
   http://www-eve.ucdavis.edu/stachowicz/decorator.shtml

» Diastylis rathkei
   Photograph and information on this cumacean and a map of its distribution around the coasts of Britain.
   http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesinformation.php?speciesID=3155

» Edible Crab
   Several photographs of the edible or brown crab, Cancer pagurus, and its discarded exoskeleton.
   http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Cancer.htm

» Edible Crab: Cancer pagurus
   Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
   http://www.arkive.org/edible-crab/cancer-pagurus/

» Farfantepenaeus aztecus
   Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics and external and internal anatomy of this brown shrimp.
   http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/farfantepenaeus.html

» Fiddler Crab
   Information on these small semi-terrestrial crabs belonging to the genus Uca, their biology, habitat and life cycle.
   http://www.chesapeakebay.net/fiddler_crab.htm

» Fiddler Crabs (Genus Uca)
   Much information on these crabs, their classification, systematics, phylogeny, morphology, life cycle and range.
   http://www.fiddlercrab.info/

» Field Guide to Kenyan Mangroves
   An introduction to flora and fauna of mangrove habitats in Kenya, with a focus on crabs.
   http://www.madeinnys.com/mangrove/

» Flat-clawed Hermit Crab
   Photograph and description of Pagurus pollicaris.
   http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=SC0028

» Giant Freshwater Crayfish: Astacopsis gouldi
   Information from ARKive on this rare Australian species.
   http://www.arkive.org/giant-freshwater-crayfish/astacopsis-gouldi/

» Grass Shrimp
   Information on this delicate, translucent crustacean, Palaemonetes pugio, its description and life history.
   http://www.chesapeakebay.net/palaemonetes.htm

» Hairy Crab
   Several photographs of this crab, Pilumnus hirtellus, which is characterised by unequal sized claws.
   http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Pilumnus.htm

» Heartbeat of Crayfish
   Description of the mechanism of the crayfish heartbeat.
   http://www.gsu.edu/~bioasx/zindex.htm

» Hermit Crab
   Information on the biology and behavior of various crabs of the genus Parugus which lack a hard carapace and use empty shells to protect their abdomens.
   http://www.chesapeakebay.net/hermit.htm

» Homarus americanus
   Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics, external and internal anatomy of the American lobster.
   http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/homarus.html

» Identifying Freshwater Crayfish in Western Australia
   There are more than 100 species of crayfish native to Australia and this article helps with the identification of the marron, gilgie, koonac and yabby.
   http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/IdCrayfish/index.php?0308

» Kiwa Hirsuta
   Provides information on this deep sea species, first discovered in 2001, its discovery, appearance, habitat and nutrition.
   http://www.public.asu.edu/%7erwendzic/435/

» Kiwa hirsuta: The Yeti Crab
   Research project by Rourke Decker at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
   http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/decker_rour

» Krill
   Information from Wikipedia on these minute crustaceans that form an important part of the food chain for many larger animals.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krill

» Land Crab
   Two photographs of a crab emerging from its burrow. From Kenya Beasts.
   http://www.kenyabeasts.org.uk/crab1.htm

» Land Crabs in the Bahamas.
   Rod Attrill’s article outlines the strange life of Cardisoma guanhumi, and the mosquito and fish that share its burrow.
   http://www.motygido.co.uk/bahamas_crabs.htm

» Long-clawed Hermit Crab
   Photograph and description of Pagurus longicarpus.
   http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=SC0027

» Long-legged Spider Crab
   Several photographs of this crab, Macropodia rostrata.
   http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Macropod.htm

» Masked Crab: Corystes cassivelaunus
   Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
   http://www.arkive.org/masked-crab/corystes-cassivelaunus/

» Mud Lobster: Thalassina anomala
   Fact sheet on habits, with description, distribution, role in the habitat, status in Singapore, threats, photos and links.
   http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/inverts/mudlobster.htm

» Neomysis integer
   Photograph and information on this opossum shrimp including its taxonomy, general biology and reproduction.
   http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesinformation.php?speciesID=3884

» Panulirus argus: Spiny Lobster
   Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology.
   http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/panuli_argus.htm

» Penaeus aztecus: Brown Shrimp
   Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology.
   http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Penaeu_aztecu.htm

» Penaeus duorarum: Pink Shrimp
   Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology.
   http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Penaeu_duorar.htm

» Penaeus setiferus: White Shrimp
   Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology.
   http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Penaeu_setife.htm

» Petrolisthes armatus: Green Porcelain Crab
   Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances, ecology and invasive information.
   http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Petrolisthes_armatus.htm

» Prawns and Shrimps
   Photographs and information on species found round the coasts of Britain, with help in distinguishing a prawn from a shrimp.
   http://www.glaucus.org.uk/portfol5.htm

» Procambarus
   Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics and external anatomy of this crayfish.
   http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/procambarus.html

» Ray Bauer Research: Marine Biology and Shrimps
   Research projects by Bauer and students on caridean and penaeid shrimps and other decapod crustaceans, emphasizing mating systems, breeding, hermaphroditism, coloration, grooming, fouling, seagrass fauna, publications.
   http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~rtb6933/shrimp/

» Red Crab - Gecarcoidea natalis
   Description, bulletins, diet, habitat, breeding, migration, and human impact on the most populous crab species on Christmas Island.
   http://www.christmas.net.au/parks/crabs/

» Red King Crab
   Research project by Sarah Luchsinger on Paralithodes camtschatica, including its classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.
   http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/luchsing_sara/

» Scylla serrata
   Taxonomy and description of the serrated swimming crab, its habitat and distribution, life history, physical tolerances, community ecology and invasion information.
   http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Scylla_serrata.htm

» Shore Crab
   Several photographs of Carcinus maenas with information on its identification, breeding, habitat, food, range and bionomics.
   http://www.glaucus.org.uk/c-maenas.htm

» Sicyonia brevirostris: Brown Rock Shrimp
   Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology.
   http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Sicyon_brevir.htm

» Spiny Spider Crab: Maja squinado
   Photograph of a well-camouflaged crab and an article by Peter Glanvill on the behavior of this species. Also other photographs and accounts of sightings round the coasts of Britain.
   http://www.glaucus.org.uk/spider.htm

» Sterrer’s Cave Shrimp: Parhippolyte sterreri
   Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
   http://www.arkive.org/sterrers-cave-shrimp/parhippolyte-sterreri/

» The American Lobster: Homarus americanus
   Research project by Whitney Hill at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
   http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/hill_whit

» The Lobster Institute
   A cooperative program of research and education with the lobster industry at the University of Maine. Information generated through the Institute about the American lobster (Homarus americanus) is intended to help conserve and enhance the resource, thereb
   http://www.lobsterinstitute.org/

» The Red Mangrove-tree Crab
   Photographic study of this crustacean by Hugh Mitchell-Tapping with close-ups of various appendages and information and photographs of developing larvae.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay01/hmcrab.html

» The White Shrimp: Penaeus setiferus
   Research project by Hannah Stofflet at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
   http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/stofflet_hann

» Velvet Swimming Crab: Necora puber
   Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
   http://www.arkive.org/velvet-swimming-crab/necora-puber/

» Whiteleg Shrimp
   Information from Wikipedia on Litopenaeus vannamei from the Eastern Pacific, a species widely grown in shrimp farms for use as food.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_white_shrimp

» Wikipedia: Decapoda
   Encyclopedia article covering the order, with details of anatomy, classification, and photos of sample species.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapoda

» Yabbie Crayfish: Cherax destructor
   Photographs and information from ARKive including description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
   http://www.arkive.org/yabbie-crayfish/cherax-destructor/

» Yeti Crab: Kiwa hirsuta
   Information and a photograph of this crustacean discovered living in hydrothermal vents deep in the Pacific Ocean in 2005.
   http://www.animals-pictures-dictionary.com/rec/468-Yeti-Crab/