Crustacea of Southern California
and nearby
places
(Click on images or names to open)
Yellow background, exotic species
Compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu)
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 |
| Amphipods |
Amphithoe plumulosa |
Skeleton Shrimp, Caprella mendax |
Elasmopus bampo |
Freshwater shrimp, Gammarus sp. |
Beach amphipod, Melita sp. |
California Beach Hopper, Orchestoidea californiana |
Big-eyed Beach Hopper, Orchestoidea corniculata |
Hyalid amphipod |
Unidentified Amphipod |
Unidentified Amphipod
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| Branchiopoda |
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Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp, Branchinecta lindahli |
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| Cirripedia (Barnacles) |
Goose Barnacle,
Pollicipes polymerus |
Acorn Barnacle,
Balanus glandula |
Red-striped Acorn Barnacle, Balanus pacificus |
Balanus (rostratus?)
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Small Acorn Barnacle,
Chthalamus fissus |
Red-thatched Barnacle,
Tetraclita rubescens |
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| Cladocera |
Copepods |
Cumacea |
Ostracods |
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Water flea, Daphnia |
Copepod |
Cumacean
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Ostracod |
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| Decapods (Shrimp, crayfish, lobsters, crabs) |
Snapping Shrimp,
Alpheus sp. |
Ghost Shrimp,
Callianassa californiensis |
California Spiny Lobster,
Panulirus interruptus |
Brown Shrimp,
Penaeus californicus |
Crayfish,
Procambarus clarkii |
Fiddler Crab, Uca crenulata |
Pacific Sand Crab,
Emerita analoga |
Yellow Shore Crab,
Hemigrapsus oregonensis |
Striped shore crab,
Pachygrapsus crassipes |
Swimming Crab,
Portunus xantusii |
Kelp Crab,
Pugettia sp. |
Hermit Crab,
Pagurus samuelis |
Hermit Crab,
Pagurus hirsutiusculus |
Spiny King Crab,
Paralithodes californiensis |
Southern Kelp Crab (Globose Kelp Crab), Taliepus nuttallii |
Hermit Crab |
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| Marine Isopods Guide to the Coastal Marine Isopods of California |
Water slater,
Asellus aquaticus |
Harford's Isopod,
Cirolana harfordi |
Elthusa californica |
Excirolana chiltoni |
Bigtail Isopod,
Exosphaeroma amplicauda |
Exosphaeroma inornata |
Sea Slater (Rock Louse),
Ligia occidentalis |
Parasitic Isopod,
Nerocila acuminata
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Paranthura elegans |
Marine Isopod |
Marine Isopod |
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| Terrestrial Isopods |
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Pill bug,
Armadillidium vulgare |
Porcellionides floria |
Terrestrial Isopod |
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