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Invasive and Exotic Crustaceans

The following species have been listed on an invasive species list in North America. For more information on each species, including the listing sources, images, and publication links, click on the species.

19 Records


Subject Name Scientific Name Family Order Class
European green crab Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) Portunidae Decapoda Malacostraca
northern crayfish Orconectes virilis (Hagen, 1870) Cambaridae Decapoda Malacostraca
whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) Penaeidae Decapoda Malacostraca
Indo Pacific swimming crab Charybdis hellerii (A. Milne-Edwards) Portunidae Decapoda Malacostraca
green porcelain crab Petrolisthes armatus (Gibbes, 1850) Porcellanidae Decapoda Malacostraca
Bocourt swimming crab Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edwards Portunidae Decapoda Malacostraca
water flea Daphnia lumholtzi G. O. Sars, 1885 Daphniidae Diplostraca Branchiopoda
barnacle Balanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967 Balanidae Sessilia Maxillopoda
barnacle Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854 Balanidae Sessilia Maxillopoda
blue shrimp Litopenaeus stylirostris (Stimpson, 1874) Penaeidae Decapoda Malacostraca
mangrove boring isopod Sphaeroma terebrans Bate, 1866 Sphaeromatidae Isopoda Malacostraca
fouling isopod Sphaeroma walkeri Stebbing, 1905 Sphaeromatidae Isopoda Malacostraca
striped barnacle Balanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854 Balanidae Sessilia Maxillopoda
Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan) Varunidae Decapoda Malacostraca
titan acorn barnacle Megabalanus coccopoma (Darwin, 1854) Balanidae Sessilia Maxillopoda
Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853 Varunidae Decapoda Malacostraca
gray-speckled crayfish Orconectes palmeri creolanus (Creaser, 1933) Cambaridae Decapoda Malacostraca
isopod Paradella dianae (Menzies, 1962) Sphaeromatidae Isopoda Malacostraca
isopod Synidotea laticauda J. E. Benedict, 1897 Idoteidae Isopoda Malacostraca


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