The Crustaceans of Galiano Island

    • Crustacea

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      Crustaceans

      • Hexanauplia

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        Barnacles and Copepods

        • Balanomorpha

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          Symmetrical Sessile Barnacles

          • Balanidae

            • Balanus crenatus

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              common acorn barnacle

            • Balanus glandula

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              common acorn barnacle

            • Balanus nubilus

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              giant acorn barnacle

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              qumine'

            • Balanus rostratus

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              large acorn barnacle

            • Semibalanus cariosus

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              thatched acorn barnacle

            • Solidobalanus engbergi

          • Chthamalidae

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            Chthamalid Barnacles

            • Chthamalus dalli

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              small acorn barnacle

        • Cyclopoida

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          Cyclopoid Copepods

          • Splanchnotrophidae

            • Ismaila belciki

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              parasitic copepod

        • Siphonostomatoida

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          Siphon-mouth Copepods

          • Caligidae

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            Sea Lice

            • Lepeophtheirus sp.

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              parasitic copepod

      • Ichthyostraca

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        Branchiurans and Tongue Worms

        • Arguloida

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          Fish Lice

          • Argulidae

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            Fish Lice

            • Argulus pugettensis

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              surfperch fish louse

      • Malacostraca

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        Malacostracans

        • Amphipoda

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          Amphipods

          • Ampeliscidae

            • Ampelisca hancocki

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              amphipod

            • Ampelisca lobata

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              amphipod

            • Ampelisca unsocalae

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              amphipod

          • Ampithoidae

            • Ampithoe lacertosa

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              sea lettuce sea flea

          • Caprellidae

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            Skeleton Shrimp

            • Caprella alaskana

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              Alaskan skeleton shrimp

            • Caprella mutica

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              Japanese skeleton shrimp

            • Metacaprella kennerlyi

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              skeleton shrimp

          • Melitidae

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            Bivalve Scuds

            • Desdimelita californica

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              amphipod

            • Desdimelita microdentata

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              amphipod

          • Photidae

            • Photis brevipes

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              amphipod

          • Pleustidae

            • Chromopleustes oculatus

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              black-and-white sea flea

            • Gnathopleustes pachychaetus

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              amphipod

            • Thorlaksonius brevirostris

          • Podoceridae

            • Podocerus cristatus

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              nudibranch-mimicking amphipod

          • Talitridae

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            Sandhoppers and Landhoppers

            • Megalorchestia pugettensis

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              Puget Sound beach flea

            • Traskorchestia traskiana

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              Pacific beach hopper

        • Decapoda

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          Decapods

          • Callianassidae

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            Ghost Shrimps

            • Neotrypaea californiensis

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              bay ghost shrimp

          • Cancridae

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            Rock Crabs

            • Cancer productus

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              red rock crab

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              kwakwatl'shun

            • Glebocarcinus oregonensis

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              pygmy rock crab

            • Metacarcinus gracilis

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              graceful crab

            • Metacarcinus magister

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              dungeness crab

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              ey'x

          • Cheiragonidae

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            Helmet Crabs

            • Telmessus cheiragonus

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              helmet crab

          • Crangonidae

            • Crangon nigricauda

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              blacktail bay shrimp

            • Metacrangon munita

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              coastal spinyhead

          • Epialtidae

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            Kelp Crabs

            • Chorilia longipes

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              longhorn decorator crab

            • Pugettia gracilis

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              graceful kelp crab

            • Pugettia producta

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              northern kelp crab

            • Scyra acutifrons

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              sharpnose crab

          • Hippolytidae

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            Hump-backed Shrimps

            • Hippolyte clarki

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              Kelp Humpback Shrimp

          • Lithodidae

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            King Crabs

            • Acantholithodes hispidus

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              hairy-spined crab

            • Cryptolithodes sitchensis

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              umbrella crab

            • Cryptolithodes typicus

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              butterfly crab

            • Echidnocerus cibarius

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              Puget Sound king crab

            • Echidnocerus foraminatus

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              brown box crab

            • Hapalogaster mertensii

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              hairy crab

            • Oedignathus inermis

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              granular claw crab

            • Phyllolithodes papillosus

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              heart crab

            • Placetron wosnessenskii

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              scaled crab

            • Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii

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              rhinoceros crab

          • Munididae

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            Munidid Squat Lobsters

            • Grimothea quadrispina

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              Four-Spined Squat Lobster

          • Oregoniidae

            • Hyas lyratus

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              Pacific lyre crab

            • Oregonia gracilis

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              graceful decorator crab

          • Paguridae

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            Pagurid Hermit Crabs

            • Discorsopagurus schmitti

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              tubeworm hermit

            • Elassochirus gilli

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              orange hermit

            • Elassochirus tenuimanus

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              widehand hermit

            • Pagurus armatus

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              blackeyed hermit

            • Pagurus beringanus

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              Bering hermit

            • Pagurus caurinus

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              Greenmark hermit

            • Pagurus granosimanus

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              grainy hermit crab

            • Pagurus hirsutiusculus

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              hairy hermit

            • Pagurus kennerlyi

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              bluespine hermit

            • Pagurus ochotensis

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              Alaskan hermit

            • Pagurus quaylei

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              Quayle's hermit

            • Pagurus samuelis

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              blueband hermit

            • Pagurus stevensae

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              Stevens' hermit

          • Pandalidae

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            Pandalid Shrimp

            • Pandalus borealis

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              northern shrimp

            • Pandalus danae

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              coonstripe shrimp

            • Pandalus eous

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              spiny pink shrimp

            • Pandalus lucidirimicolus

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              sparkling shrimp

            • Pandalus platyceros

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              Pacific prawn

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              mam'ul / maal-mul'

            • Pandalus stenolepis

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              rough patch shrimp

          • Panopeidae

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            Mud Crabs

            • Lophopanopeus bellus

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              black-clawed crab

          • Pinnotheridae

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            Bivalve Pea Crabs

            • Fabia subquadrata

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              pea crab

          • Porcellanidae

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            Porcelain Crabs

            • Petrolisthes eriomerus

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              flattop crab

          • Sergestidae

            • Eusergestes similis

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              Pacific sergestid

          • Thoridae

            • Eualus butleri

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              sponge eualid

            • Heptacarpus brevirostris

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              stout coastal shrimp

            • Heptacarpus kincaidi

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              Kincaid's shrimp

            • Heptacarpus sitchensis

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              red-banded transparent shrimp

            • Heptacarpus stylus

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              stiletto shrimp

            • Heptacarpus tridens

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              threespine shrimp

            • Lebbeus eludus

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              elusive lebbeid

            • Lebbeus grandimanus

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              candy stripe shrimp

            • Lebbeus mundus

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              cleaner lebbeid

            • Spirontocaris prionota

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              deep blade shrimp

          • Varunidae

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            Varunid crabs

            • Hemigrapsus nudus

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              purple shore crab

            • Hemigrapsus oregonensis

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              yellow shore crab

        • Euphausiacea

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          krill

          • Euphausiidae

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            Euphotic Krill

            • Euphausia sp.

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              krill

        • Isopoda

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          Isopods

          • Armadillidiidae

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            Pill Woodlice

            • Armadillidium vulgare

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              common pill woodlouse

          • Bopyridae

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            Decapod Ectoparasitic Isopods

            • Bopyroides hippolytes

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              shrimp parasitic isopod

          • Idoteidae

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            Common Valvetails

            • Pentidotea resecata

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              eelgrass isopod

            • Pentidotea wosnesenskii

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              rockweed isopod

          • Ligiidae

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            Rock Lice, Sea Slaters, and Allies

            • Ligia occidentalis

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              western sea roach

            • Ligia pallasii

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              common rock louse

            • Ligidium gracile

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              isopod

          • Oniscidae

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            Sow Bugs

            • Oniscus asellus

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              common shiny woodlouse

          • Porcellionidae

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            Porcellionid Woodlice

            • Porcellio scaber

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              common rough woodlouse

          • Sphaeromatidae

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            Typical Seapills

            • Gnorimosphaeroma oregonense

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              Oregon pillbug

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    SubphylumCrustacea

    Common Name:Crustaceans

    Wikipedia Summary

    Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthropods including decapods (shrimps, prawns, crabs, lobsters and crayfish), seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods,...

    Species:99