List of crustaceans of Ireland

Diagram of a typical crustacean (Euphausia superba), showing the usual bodyplan.

There are 1,774 species of crustaceans recorded in Ireland.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Crustaceans are arthropods of the subphylum Crustacea. Most are aquatic, such as shrimp, barnacles, lobsters, crayfish, krill, but some are also adapted for land living, such as woodlice and crabs.

Class Branchiopoda (water fleas, etc.)

Order Anomopoda

Family Bosminidae

Family Chydoridae

41 species including

Eurycercus lamellatus

Eurycercus glacialis

Family Daphniidae

Female adult Daphnia longispina with eggs; a freshwater water flea

12 species including

8 species

Order Ctenopoda

Family Sididae

3 species

1 species

Order Haplopoda

1 species

1 species

2 species

Family Podonidae

4 species

Family Nebaliidae

2 species including

1 species

Family Squillidae

1 species

Order Amphipoda

Family Aoridae

15 species including

15 species including

6 species including

Family Caprellidae (skeleton shrimps, ghost shrimps)

Japanese skeleton shrimp

11 species including

1 species

14 species including

1 species

Family Eusiridae

6 species

1 species

8 species including

Family Gammaridae

15–16 species

Gammarus lacustris

2 species

1 species

Family Talitridae (landhoppers, sandhoppers, sand fleas)

Orchestia gammarellus

6 species

2 species

1 species

Family Hyperiidae

Hyperia galba, part of the zooplankton

7 species including

Family Hyalidae

6 species

14 species including

4 species

1 species

Family Cressidae

1 species

10 species including

42 species including

Family Synopiidae

2 species

Family Argissidae

1 species

6 species

1 species

1 species

1 species

3 species

1 species

Family Melitidae

13 species including

3 species

Perioculodes longimanus
Synchelidium maculatum

11 species including

Family Pleustidae

5 species

5–6 species including

1 species

8–9 species

Family Photidae

8 species including

Bathyporeia elegans, an unpigmented amphipod

7 species

Family Urothoidae

3 species

Family Isaeidae

2 species including

1 species

Family Cheluridae

1 species

2 species

3 species

2 species

2? species

Family Scinidae

10 species

5 species

Family Vibiliidae

4 species

4 species

1 species

1 species

3 species

Family Pronoidae

1species

1 species

1 species

1 species

1 species

Order Cumacea (hooded shrimp, comma shrimp)

Male Bodotria scorpioides

9 species including

12 species including

Family Leuconidae

2 species

6 species

2 species

2 species

1 species

13 species

Order Decapoda

Family Aristeidae

1 species

2 species

1 species

3 species

1 species

4 species

9 species

1 species

2 species

6 species

2 species

Family Lithodidae

2 species

3 species

Family Homolidae

1 species

1 species

1 species

1 species

8 species

Family Alpheidae (snapping shrimp, pistol shrimp, alpheid shrimp)

3 species including

Family Astacidae (freshwater crayfish)

1 species

Atelecyclus rotundatus

1 species

Family Thiidae

1 species

Family Axiidae

2 species including

2 species including

Family Cancridae

Cancer pagurus

2 species including

Family Corystidae

Corystes cassivelaunus

1 species

11 species including

Family Diogenidae (left-handed hermit crabs)

South-claw hermit crab in a Nassarius reticulatus shell

1 species

Family Epialtidae

Galathea intermedia, a squat lobster

10 species including

Angular crab

1 species

Family Grapsidae (marsh crabs, shore crabs, talon crabs)

Eriocheir sinensis

2 species including

Family Hippolytidae (broken-back shrimp, anemone shrimp)

13 species including

Family Inachidae

Scorpion spider crab
Bryer's nut crab

5 species including

Family Majidae

Spiny spider crab

17 species including

Family Nephropidae (lobsters)

Homarus gammarus, common lobster

3 species including

Family Paguridae

Pagurus bernhardus (common hermit crab, soldier crab)

11 species including

1 species

Hyas araneus

2 species including

  • Palinurus elephas (European spiny lobster, crayfish, cray, common spiny lobster, Mediterranean lobster, red lobster)

Family Pandalidae

5 species including

Family Pilumnidae

2 species including

1 species

Family Porcellanidae (porcelain crab)

2 species

Family Portunidae (swimming crabs)

Liocarcinus depurator

14 species including

Family Geryonidae

3 species

Family Thoridae (broken-back shrimp, anemone shrimp)

2 species

Family Xanthidae (mud crabs, pebble crabs, rubble crabs)

Xantho hydrophilus, a nocturnal herbivore crab.

6 species including

Order Isopoda

Family Anthuridae

Family Arcturidae

3 species

Family Armadillidiidae (pill bugs, roly polies, doodle bugs)

7 species

Armadillidium vulgare

Family Asellidae

Asellus aquaticus

Family Atylidae

Eurydice pulchra (speckled sea louse)

10 species

Family Idoteidae

Adult Idotea granulosa

8 species

Family Janiridae

10 species

Family Ligiidae

1 species

Family Limnoriidae (gribble worms)

2 species

Family Munnidae

4 species

Family Oniscidae

1 species

1 species

8 species

Porcellio scaber (common rough woodlouse)

13 species

2 species

2 species

1 species

2 species

6 species

2 species

2 species

Family Bopyridae

7 species

1 species

Family Phryxidae

3 species

1 species

1 species

1 species

1 species

1 species

Family Ancinidae

1 species

Family Aegidae

6 species

2 species

10 species

1 species

Order Mysida (opossum shrimps)

3 species

Family Mysidae

66 species including

Gastrosaccus spinifer, a slender opossum shrimp.

Order Tanaidacea (tanaids)

Family Tanaidae

1 species

2 species

3 species

2 species

1species

2 species

Family Apseudidae

1 species

2 species

Order Arguloida

Family Argulidae (carp lice, fish lice)

Argulus foliaceus (common fish louse)

2 species including

1 species

Order Calanoida

5 species including

6 species including

Family Temoridae

4 species

10 species

6 species

8 species

12 species

28 species

6 species

2 species

2 species

6 species

4 species

1 species

1 species

Family Acartiidae

4 species

5 species

Family Calanidae

7 species

1 species

4 species

3 species

3 species

7 species

Family Aetideidae

35 species

12 species

Family Phaennidae

12 species

22 species

Family Diaixidae

2 species

Family Stephidae

3 species

Family Tharybidae

3 species

1 species

Order Kentrogonida

1 species

2 species

Family Oithonidae

6 species

8 species

Family Oithonidae

6 species

8 species

Family Cyclopidae

41 species

23 species

12 species

3 species

Adult male Tigriopus brevicornis (tigger-pod)

12 species

6 species

2 species

2 species

16-17 species

2 species

1 species

5 species

1 species

Family Tisbidae

18 species

4-5 species

8 species

2 species

Family Tegastidae

4 species

34 species

1 species

1 species

1 species

38 species

Family Metidae

1 species

Family Ameiridae

23 species

5 species

6 species

26 species

1 species

2 species

Family Cletodidae

8 species

1 species

3 species

Family Argestidae

2 species

36 species

1 species

2 species

3 species

2 species

3 species

4 species

1 species

4 species

16-17 species

5 species

Family Oncaeidae

14 species

2 species

3 species

1 species

3 species

1 species

Family Myicolidae

1 species

2-3 species

2 species

2 species

6 species

3 species

1 species

Family Lamippidae

2 species

1 species

1 species

1 species

Family Rataniidae

1 species

16 species

1 species

5 species

1 species

1 species

2 species

8 species

1 species

Family Caligidae

18 species including

Family Trebiidae

1 species

Family Pandaridae

3 species

Family Cecropidae

3 species

1species

1 species

1 species

6 species

Family Sphyriidae

2 species

10-11 species

7 species

Family Lepadidae

Lepas anatifera (pelagic gooseneck barnacle, smooth gooseneck barnacle)

6 species

4 species including

Order Sessilia (acorn barnacles)

2 species

1 species

3 species including

Family Balanidae

Balanus crenatus

6-7 species including

Chthamalus stellatus (Poli's stellate barnacle)

2 species

1 species

Family Verrucidae

1 species

1 species

1species

Class Ostracoda (seed shrimps)

2 species

1species

2 species

2-3 species

Family Cytheridae

1species

4 species

Family Krithidae

1 species

1 species

13 species

5 species

4 species

5 species

8 species

1 species

11 species

6 species

2 species

2 species

Family Candonidae

22 species including

Family Cyprididae

25 species including

2 species

3 species

See also

References

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  • Fauna Europaea (land and freshwater) finds 207 species in Ireland for Subphylum Crustacea