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 |
Jassa slatteryi |
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) |
Ivory Barnacle,
Amphibalanus eburneus |
Acorn Barnacle,
Balanus glandula |
Giant Acorn Barnacle,
Balanus nubilus |
Small Acorn Barnacle,
Chthalamus fissus |
Humpback Whale Barnacle, Coronula diadema |
Pelagic Goose Barnacle,
Lepas anatifera |
California Barnacle,
Megabalanus californicus |
Pacific Barnacle,
Paraconcavus pacificus |
Goose Barnacle,
Pollicipes polymerus |
Red-thatched Barnacle,
Tetraclita rubescens |
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Freshwater |
Chydorus sphaericus |
Daphnia lumholtzi |
Daphnia magna
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Daphnia pulex |
Moina brachiata |
Simocephalus punctatus |
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Marine |
Marine Cladoceran,
Evadne sp. |
Marine Cladoceran,
Penilia avirostris |
Marine Cladoceran,
Pleopis polyphemoides |
Marine Cladoceran,
Pseudevadne tergestina |
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Copepods |
Calanoid Copepod,
Acartia sp. |
Calanus pacificus |
Sea Louse,
Caligus sp. |
Caligoid (parasitic) copepod
(Sea Louse)
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Freshwater Calanoid Copepod, Mastigodiaptomus albuquerquensis |
Mecynocera clausi |
Paracalanus parvus |
Calanoid copepod |
Nauplius II larva |
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Cyclopoid Copepod |
Cyclopoid Copepod |
Harpacticoid Copepod |
Harpacticoid Copepod |
Harpacticoid Copepod |
Cumacea |
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Cumacean |
Euphausia pacifica |
(larva) Nematoscelis difficilis |
Nyctiphanes simplex |
Thysanoessa spinifera |
Marine Isopods Guide to the Coastal Marine Isopods of California |
Water slater,
Asellus aquaticus |
Marine isopod, Cilicaea sp. |
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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Mysidacea |
Pill bug,
Armadillidium vulgare |
Porcellionides floria |
Porcellionides sp. |
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Opossum Shrimp |
Ostracods |
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Stomatopods
(Mantis Shrimps) |
Tanaids |
Ostracod |
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Mantis shrimp,
Hemisquilla ensigera californiensis |
Synaptotanais notabilis |
Zeuxo sp. |
Decapods (Shrimp, crayfish, lobsters, crabs) |
Alpheidae |
Blepharipodidae:
Sand Crabs |
Callianassidae |
Cambaridae |
Snapping Shrimp,
Alpheus sp. |
Spiny Mole Crab, Blepharipoda occidentalis |
Ghost Shrimp,
Neotrypaea affinis
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Ghost Shrimp,
Neotrypaea californiensis |
Crayfish,
Procambarus clarkii |
Palinuridae |
Epialtidae: Kelp Crabs and Spider Crabs |
California Spiny Lobster,
Panulirus interruptus |
Winged Kelp Crab,
Epialtoides hiltoni |
Decorator Crab,
Loxorhynchus crispatus |
Sheep Crab,
Loxorhynchus grandis |
Kelp Crab,
Pugettia sp. |
Grapsidae |
Hippidae |
Munididae |
Ocypodidae |
Pandalidae |
Striped shore crab,
Pachygrapsus crassipes |
Pacific Sand Crab,
Emerita analoga |
Pelagic Red Crab,
Pleuroncodes planipes |
Fiddler Crab,
Uca crenulata |
Spot Prawn,
Pandalus platyceros |
Penaeidae |
Paguridae |
Pinnotheridae |
Brown Shrimp,
Penaeus californicus |
Hermit Crab,
Pagurus samuelis |
Hermit Crab,
Pagurus hirsutiusculus |
Hermit Crab |
Zoea larva of Pea crab,
Pinnixa franciscana
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Porcellanidae: Porcelain Crabs |
Portunidae |
Leucosiidae |
Cabrillo's Porcelain Crab, Petrolisthes cabrilloi |
Zoea Larva |
Zoea Larva |
Swimming Crab,
Portunus xantusii |
Purple Globe Crab,
Randallia ornata |
Lithodidae
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Majidae |
Varunidae |
Xanthidae: Pebble Crabs |
Spiny King Crab,
Paralithodes californiensis |
Rathbun's King Crab,
Paralithodes rathbuni |
Southern Kelp Crab (Globose Kelp Crab), Taliepus nuttallii |
Yellow Shore Crab,
Hemigrapsus oregonensis |
Lumpy Pebble Crab,
Paraxanthias taylori |
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A collection of unidentied
megalops larvae |
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