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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krill - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krill
Information from Wikipedia on these minute crustaceans that form an important part of the food chain for many larger animals. |
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Blue Crab Archives - http://www.bluecrab.info/
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. |
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Asian Shore Crab - Hemigrapus sanguineus - http://cars.er.usgs.gov/Nonindigenous_Species/Asian_shore_crab/asian_shore_crab.html
Profile of this species, which is becoming established on the east coast of the US. Includes photos and maps. |
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Wikipedia: Decapoda - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapoda
Encyclopedia article covering the order, with details of anatomy, classification, and photos of sample species. |
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Red Crab - Gecarcoidea natalis - http://www.christmas.net.au/parks/crabs/
Description, bulletins, diet, habitat, breeding, migration, and human impact on the most populous crab species on Christmas Island. |
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Whiteleg Shrimp - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_white_shrimp
Information from Wikipedia on Litopenaeus vannamei from the Eastern Pacific, a species widely grown in shrimp farms for use as food. |
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Fiddler Crabs (Genus Uca) - http://www.fiddlercrab.info/
Much information on these crabs, their classification, systematics, phylogeny, morphology, life cycle and range. |
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The Lobster Institute - http://www.lobsterinstitute.org/
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, thereby ensuring the continuance of a strong and healthy industry in the state and the region. |
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Identifying Freshwater Crayfish in Western Australia - http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/IdCrayfish/index.php?0308
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. |
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Blue Crab - http://www.chesapeakebay.net/blue_crab.htm
Information on this crustacean, Callinectes sapidus, its life cycle and habitat. |
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Crayfish Photo Gallery - http://www.denison.edu/~stocker/cfgallery.html
Images of dozens of species, mainly from the central United States. |
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Petrolisthes armatus: Green Porcelain Crab - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Petrolisthes_armatus.htm
Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances, ecology and invasive information. |
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Scylla serrata - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Scylla_serrata.htm
Taxonomy and description of the serrated swimming crab, its habitat and distribution, life history, physical tolerances, community ecology and invasion information. |
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Decorator Crabs - http://www-eve.ucdavis.edu/stachowicz/decorator.shtml
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. |
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Australian Freshwater Lobster (Astacopsis gouldi) - http://www.smithton.tco.asn.au/wildlife/lobster/lobster.html
A look at an unusual and little known creature. |
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Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab - http://pelotes.jea.com/fidcrab.htm
Provides information on the behavior of these crabs, with a video clip of one walking across the sand. |
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Mud Lobster: Thalassina anomala - http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/inverts/mudlobster.htm
Fact sheet on habits, with description, distribution, role in the habitat, status in Singapore, threats, photos and links. |
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Penaeus setiferus: White Shrimp - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Penaeu_setife.htm
Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology. |
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Cardisoma guanhumi: Blue Land Crab - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Cardis_guanhu.htm
Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology. |
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Penaeus aztecus: Brown Shrimp - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Penaeu_aztecu.htm
Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology. |
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Penaeus duorarum: Pink Shrimp - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Penaeu_duorar.htm
Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology. |
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Charybdis hellerii: Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Charyb_heller.htm
Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology. |
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The Red Mangrove-tree Crab - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay01/hmcrab.html
Photographic study of this crustacean by Hugh Mitchell-Tapping with close-ups of various appendages and information and photographs of developing larvae. |
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Shore Crab - http://www.glaucus.org.uk/c-maenas.htm
Several photographs of Carcinus maenas with information on its identification, breeding, habitat, food, range and bionomics. |
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Red King Crab - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/luchsing_sara/
Research project by Sarah Luchsinger on Paralithodes camtschatica, including its classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species. |
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Edible Crab - http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Cancer.htm
Several photographs of the edible or brown crab, Cancer pagurus, and its discarded exoskeleton. |
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Farfantepenaeus aztecus - http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/farfantepenaeus.html
Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics and external and internal anatomy of this brown shrimp. |
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Panulirus argus: Spiny Lobster - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/panuli_argus.htm
Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology. |
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Crustacea - http://www.glaucus.org.uk/crustace.htm
Extensive information on the crabs, lobsters and shrimps found in the waters round Britain. |
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Heartbeat of Crayfish - http://www.gsu.edu/~bioasx/zindex.htm
Description of the mechanism of the crayfish heartbeat. |
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Common Hermit Crab - http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Pagurus.htm
Several photographs of Pagurus berhardus with information on its identification, breeding, habitat, food, range and bionomics. |
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Prawns and Shrimps - http://www.glaucus.org.uk/portfol5.htm
Photographs and information on species found round the coasts of Britain, with help in distinguishing a prawn from a shrimp. |
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Ray Bauer Research: Marine Biology and Shrimps - http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~rtb6933/shrimp/
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. |
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Spiny Spider Crab: Maja squinado - http://www.glaucus.org.uk/spider.htm
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. |
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Fiddler Crab - http://www.chesapeakebay.net/fiddler_crab.htm
Information on these small semi-terrestrial crabs belonging to the genus Uca, their biology, habitat and life cycle. |
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Procambarus - http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/procambarus.html
Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics and external anatomy of this crayfish. |
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Callinectes sapidus - http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/callinectes.html
Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics, natural history, external and internal anatomy of the blue crab. |
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Homarus americanus - http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/homarus.html
Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics, external and internal anatomy of the American lobster. |
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Diastylis rathkei - http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesinformation.php?speciesID=3155
Photograph and information on this cumacean and a map of its distribution around the coasts of Britain. |
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Neomysis integer - http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesinformation.php?speciesID=3884
Photograph and information on this opossum shrimp including its taxonomy, general biology and reproduction. |
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Land Crab - http://www.kenyabeasts.org.uk/crab1.htm
Two photographs of a crab emerging from its burrow. From Kenya Beasts. |
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Biogeography of Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis) - http://bss.sfsu.edu/holzman/courses/Fall02%20projects/mitten.html
Project by Simion Jim Bulldis on this crustacean, including its description, natural history, life cycle, habitat, evolution and distribution. |
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Hairy Crab - http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Pilumnus.htm
Several photographs of this crab, Pilumnus hirtellus, which is characterised by unequal sized claws. |
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Long-legged Spider Crab - http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Macropod.htm
Several photographs of this crab, Macropodia rostrata. |
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Land Crabs in the Bahamas. - http://www.motygido.co.uk/bahamas_crabs.htm
Rod Attrill’s article outlines the strange life of Cardisoma guanhumi, and the mosquito and fish that share its burrow. |
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Acadian Hermit Crab - http://www.gotosnapshot.com/cgi-bin/ImageFolio4/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Hermit_Crab/Acadian_Hermit_Crab
Several photographs of Pagarus acadianus. |
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Flat-clawed Hermit Crab - http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=SC0028
Photograph and description of Pagurus pollicaris. |
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Long-clawed Hermit Crab - http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=SC0027
Photograph and description of Pagurus longicarpus. |
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Hermit Crab - http://www.chesapeakebay.net/hermit.htm
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. |
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Callinectes sapidus: Blue Crab - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Callin_sapidu.htm
Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology. |
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Sicyonia brevirostris: Brown Rock Shrimp - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Sicyon_brevir.htm
Photograph of this species and information on its taxonomy, description, habitat and distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and ecology. |
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Yeti Crab: Kiwa hirsuta - http://www.animals-pictures-dictionary.com/rec/468-Yeti-Crab/
Information and a photograph of this crustacean discovered living in hydrothermal vents deep in the Pacific Ocean in 2005. |
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Field Guide to Kenyan Mangroves - http://www.madeinnys.com/mangrove/
An introduction to flora and fauna of mangrove habitats in Kenya, with a focus on crabs. |
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Grass Shrimp - http://www.chesapeakebay.net/palaemonetes.htm
Information on this delicate, translucent crustacean, Palaemonetes pugio, its description and life history. |
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Black-Fingered Mud Crab - http://www.chesapeakebay.net/mudcrab.htm
Photograph and information on this predator and scavenger which usually feeds on shellfish. |