List of crustaceans of Ireland

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

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

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.)

Family Bosminidae

Family Chydoridae

41 species including

  • Kurzia latissima

Family Eurycercidae
Eurycercus lamellatus

Family Ilyocryptidae
  • Ilyocryptus sordidus

Family Daphniidae
Female adult Daphnia longispina with eggs; a freshwater water flea

12 species including

Family Macrothricidae

8 species

Family Sididae

3 species

Family Holopediidae

1 species

Family Leptodoridae

1 species

Family Polyphemidae

1 species

Family Cercopagididae

2 species

Family Podonidae

4 species

Class Malacostraca

Family Nebaliidae

2 species including

Family Nannosquillidae

1 species

Family Squillidae

1 species

Family Aoridae

15 species including

Family Ampeliscidae

15 species including

  • Ampelisca aequicornis
  • Ampelisca brevicornis
  • Ampelisca diadema
  • Ampelisca spinipes
  • Ampelisca tenuicornis
  • Ampelisca typica

Family Ampithoidae

6 species including

  • Amphitholina cuniculus
  • Ampithoe gammaroides
  • Ampithoe helleri
  • Ampithoe rubricata
  • Sunamphitoe pelagica

Family Calliopiidae

Family Caprellidae (skeleton shrimps, ghost shrimps)
Japanese skeleton shrimp

11 species including

Family Cheirocratidae

1 species

Family Corophiidae

14 species including

Family Crangonyctidae

1 species

  • Crangonyx pseudogracilis

Family Eusiridae

6 species

Family Calliopidae

1 species

Family Dexaminidae

8 species including

  • Dexamine spinosa

Family Eulimnogammaridae
  • Eulimnogammarus obtusatus

Family Gammaridae

15-16 species

Gammarus lacustris

Family Gammarellidae

2 species

Family Megaluropidae

1 species

Family Talitridae (landhoppers, sandhoppers, sand fleas)
Orchestia gammarellus

6 species

Family Melphidippidae

2 species

Family Haustoriidae

1 species

  • Haustorius arenarius

Family Hyperiidae
Hyperia galba, part of the zooplankton

7 species including

Family Hyalidae

6 species

  • Hyale pontica
  • Hyale prevostii
  • Hyale stebbingi

Family Ischyroceridae

14 species including

  • Ischyrocerus anguipes
  • Jassa falcata (scud)
  • Parajassa pelagica
  • Siphonoecetes kroyeranus

Family Leucothoidae

4 species

  • Leucothoe lilljeborgi

Family Colomastigidae

1 species

Family Cressidae

1 species

Family Stenothoidae

10 species including

Family Lysianassidae

42 species including

Family Synopiidae

2 species

Family Argissidae

1 species

Family Iphimediidae

6 species

Family Stegocephalidae

1 species

Family Acanthonotozomellidae

1 species

Family Epimeriidae

1 species

Family Liljeborgiidae

3 species

Family Pardaliscidae

1 species

Family Melitidae

13 species including

Family Niphargidae

3 species

  • Microniphargus leruthi
  • Niphargus kochianus subsp. irlandicus
  • Niphargus wexfordensis
Perioculodes longimanus
Synchelidium maculatum

Family Oedicerotidae

11 species including

Family Pleustidae

5 species

Family Amphilochidae

5-6 species including

Family Cyproideidae

1 species

Family Phoxocephalidae

8-9 species

  • Harpinia antennaria

Family Photidae

8 species including

Family Pontoporeiidae
Bathyporeia elegans, an unpigmented amphipod

7 species

Family Urothoidae

3 species

Family Isaeidae

2 species including

Family Microprotidae

1 species

Family Cheluridae

1 species

Family Dulichiidae

2 species

Family Podoceridae

3 species

Family Phtisicidae

2 species

Family Mimonectidae

2? species

Family Scinidae

10 species

Family Lanceolidae

5 species

Family Vibiliidae

4 species

Family Cystisomatidae

4 species

Family Dairellidae

1 species

Family Phronimidae

1 species

Family Phrosinidae

3 species

Family Pronoidae

1species

Family Brachyscelidae

1 species

Family Tryphanidae

1 species

Family Platyscelidae

1 species

Family Bathynellidae

1 species

  • Antrobathynella stammeri

Family Bodotriidae
Male Bodotria scorpioides

9 species including

Family Diastylidae

12 species including

Family Leuconidae

2 species

Family Nannastacidae

6 species

Family Pseudocumatidae

2 species

Family Lampropidae

2 species

Family Bentheuphausiidae

1 species

Family Euphausiidae

13 species

Family Aristeidae

1 species

Family Benthesicymidae

2 species

Family Solenoceridae

1 species

Family Sergestidae

3 species

Family Stenopodidae

1 species

Family Pasiphaeidae

4 species

Family Oplophoridae

9 species

Family Bresiliidae

1 species

Family Nematocarcinidae

2 species

Family Palaemonidae

6 species

Family Processidae

2 species

Family Lithodidae

2 species

Family Chirostylidae

3 species

Family Homolidae

 
1 species

Family Cymonomidae

1 species

Family Glyphocrangonidae

1 species

Family Laomediidae

1 species

Family Polychelidae

8 species

Family Akanthophoreidae
  • Akanthophoreus gracilis

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

3 species including

  • Alpheus macrocheles

Family Astacidae (freshwater crayfish)

1 species

Family Atelecyclidae
Atelecyclus rotundatus

1 species

Family Thiidae

1 species

Family Axiidae

2 species including

  • Calocaris macandreae

Family Callianassidae

2 species including

Family Calliopiidae
  • Apherusa jurinei

Family Cancridae
Cancer pagurus

2 species including

Family Corystidae
Corystes cassivelaunus

1 species

Family Crangonidae

11 species including

Family Diogenidae (left-handed hermit crabs)
South-claw hermit crab in a Nassarius reticulatus shell

1 species

Family Epialtidae
  • Pisa tetraodon

Family Galatheidae
Galathea intermedia, a squat lobster

10 species including

Family Goneplacidae
Angular crab

1 species

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

2 species including

  • Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese mitten crab, Shanghai hairy crab)

Family Hippolytidae (broken-back shrimp, anemone shrimp)

13 species including

  • Hippolyte varians
  • Thoralus cranchii

Family Inachidae
Scorpion spider crab

Family Leucosiidae
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

  • Anapagurus chiroacanthus
  • Anapagurus hyndmanni
  • Anapagurus laevis
  • Cestopagurus timidus
  • Pagurus bernhardus (common hermit crab, soldier crab)
  • Pagurus cuanensis
  • Pagurus prideaux
  • Pagurus pubescens

Family Parapaguridae

1 species

Family Oregoniidae
Hyas araneus

Family Palaemoniidae

Family Palinuridae

2 species including

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

Family Pandalidae

5 species including

Family Pilumnidae

Family Pinnotheridae

2 species including

Family Pirimelidae

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)
  • Eualus occultus
  • Eualus pusiolus

Family Upogebiidae

2 species

Family Xanthidae (mud crabs, pebble crabs, rubble crabs)
Xantho hydrophilus, a nocturnal herbivore crab.

6 species including

Family Anthuridae
  • Cyathura carinata

Family Arcturidae

3 species

  • Astacilla longicornis

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

7 species

Armadillidium vulgare
  • Armadillidium album
  • Armadillidium vulgare (pill-bug, pill woodlouse, roly-poly, doodle bug, potato bug, carpenter)

Family Asellidae
Asellus aquaticus

Family Atylidae

Family Cirolanidae
Eurydice pulchra (speckled sea louse)

10 species

Family Idoteidae
Adult Idotea granulosa

8 species

Family Janiridae

10 species

  • Ianiropsis breviremis
  • Jaera albifrons
  • Jaera forsmani
  • Jaera nordmanni
  • Janira maculosa

Family Ligiidae

1 species

Family Limnoriidae (gribble worms)

2 species

Family Munnidae

4 species

  • Munna kroyeri

Family Oniscidae

1 species

Family Philosciidae

1 species

Family Porcellionidae

8 species

Porcellio scaber (common rough woodlouse)

Family Sphaeromatidae

Family Trichoniscidae

13 species

Family Paramunnidae

2 species

Family Pleurogonidae

2 species

Family Thambematidae

1 species

Family Desmosomatidae

2 species

Family Eurycopidae

6 species

Family Ischnomesidae

2 species

Family Munnopsididae

2 species

Family Bopyridae

7 species

Family Hemioniscidae

1 species

Family Phryxidae

3 species

Family Styloniscidae

1species

Family Halophilosciidae

1 species

Family Platyarthridae

1 species

Family Cylisticidae

1 species

Family Leptanthuridae

1 species

Family Ancinidae

1 species

Family Aegidae

6 species

Family Dendrotiidae

2 species

Family Haploniscidae

10 species

Family Ilyarachnidae

1 species

Family Petalophthalmidae

3 species

Family Mysidae

66 species including

Gastrosaccus spinifer, a slender opossum shrimp.

Order Tanaidacea (tanaids)
  • Pseudoparatanais batei (incerta sedis)

Family Tanaidae

1 species

Family Paratanaidae

2 species

Family Anarthruridae

3 species

Family Typhlotanaidae

2 species

Family Nototanaidae

1species

Family Neotanaidae

2 species

Family Apseudidae

1 species

Family Sphyrapidae

2 species

Class Maxillopoda

Family Argulidae (carp lice, fish lice)
Argulus foliaceus (common fish louse)

2 species including

Family Misophriidae

1 species

Family Calocalanidae

5 species including

  • Calocalanus contractus

Family Diaptomidae

6 species including

  • Diaptomus castor

Family Temoridae

4 species

Family Metridinidae

10 species

Family Centropagidae

6 species

Family Lucicutiidae

8 species

Family Heterorhabdidae

12 species

Family Augaptilidae

28 species

Family Arietellidae

6 species

Family Nullosetigeridae

2 species

Family Pseudocyclopidae

2 species

Family Candaciidae

6 species

Family Pontellidae

4 species

Family Parapontellidae

1 species

Family Bathypontiidae

1 species

Family Acartiidae

4 species

Family Clausocalanidae

5 species

Family Calanidae

7 species

Family Mecynoceridae

1 species

Family Eucalanidae

4 species

Family Megacalanidae

3 species

Family Paracalanidae

3 species

Family Spinocalanidae

7 species

Family Aetideidae

35 species

Family Euchaetidae

12 species

Family Phaennidae

12 species

Family Scolecitrichidae

22 species

Family Diaixidae

2 species

Family Stephidae

3 species

Family Tharybidae

3 species

Family Pseudocyclopiidae

1 species

Family Sacculinidae

1 species

Family Trypetesidae

2 species

Family Enteropsidae
  • Mychophilus roseus

Family Oithonidae

6 species

Family Cyclopinidae

8 species

Family Oithonidae

6 species

Family Cyclopinidae

8 species

Family Cyclopidae

41 species

Family Notodelphyidae

23 species

Family Ascidicolidae

12 species

Family Cylindropsyllidae

3 species

  • Cylindropsyllus laevis

Family Dactylopusiidae
  • Diarthrodes roscoffensis

Family Harpacticidae
Adult male Tigriopus brevicornis (tigger-pod)

12 species

Family Longipediidae

6 species

Family Canuellidae

2 species

Family Aegisthidae

2 species

Family Ectinosomatidae

16-17 species

Family Darcythompsoniidae

2 species

Family Euterpinidae

1 species

Family Tachidiidae

5 species

Family Thompsonulidae

1 species

Family Tisbidae

18 species

Family Porcellidiidae

4-5 species

Family Peltidiidae

8 species

Family Clytemnestridae

2 species

Family Tegastidae

4 species

Family Thalestridae

34 species

Family Ambunguipedidae

1 species

Family Balaenophilidae

1 species

Family Parastenheliidae

1 species

Family Diosaccidae

38 species

Family Metidae

1 species

Family Ameiridae

23 species

Family Paramesochridae

5 species

Family Tetragonicipitidae

6 species

Family Canthocamptidae

26 species

Family Orthopsyllidae

1 species

Family Leptastacidae

2 species

Family Cletodidae

8 species

Family Huntemanniidae

1 species

Family Rhizothricidae

3 species

Family Argestidae

2 species

Family Laophontidae

36 species

Family Laophontopsidae

1 species

Family Normanellidae

2 species

Family Ancorabolidae

3 species

Family Mormonillidae

2 species

Family Ergasilidae

3 species

Family Rhynchomolgidae

4 species

Family Macrochironidae

1 species

Family Sabelliphilidae

4 species

Family Lichomolgidae

16-17 species

Family Pseudanthessiidae

5 species

Family Oncaeidae

14 species

Family Sapphirinidae

2 species

Family Clausidiidae

3 species

Family Synaptiphilidae

1 species

Family Mytilicolidae

3 species

Family Anthessiidae

1 species

Family Myicolidae

1 species

Family Corycaeidae

2-3 species

Family Bomolochidae

2 species

Family Taeniacanthidae

2 species

Family Chondracanthidae

6 species

Family Splanchnotrophidae

3 species

Family Philichthyidae

1 species

Family Lamippidae

2 species

Family Synapticolidae

1 species

Family Phyllodicolidae

1 species

Family Herpyllobiidae

1 species

Family Rataniidae

1 species

Family Asterocheridae

16 species

Family Artotrogidae

1 species

Family Dyspontiidae

5 species

Family Nanaspididae

1 species

Family Micropontiidae

1 species

Family Cancerillidae

2 species

Family Nicothoidae

8 species

Family Melinnacheridae

1 species

Family Caligidae

18 species including

Family Trebiidae

1 species

Family Pandaridae

3 species

Family Cecropidae

3 species

Family Dichelesthiidae

1species

Family Hatschekiidae

1 species

Family Lernanthropidae

1 species

Family Pennellidae

6 species

Family Sphyriidae

2 species

Family Lernaeopodidae

10-11 species

Family Monstrillidae

7 species

Family Lepadidae
Lepas anatifera (pelagic gooseneck barnacle, smooth gooseneck barnacle)

6 species

Family Scalpellidae

4 species including

  • Scalpellum scalpellum

Family Coronulidae

2 species

Family Tetraclitidae

1 species

Family Archaeobalanidae

3 species including

Family Balanidae
Balanus crenatus

6-7 species including

Family Chthamalidae
Chthamalus stellatus (Poli's stellate barnacle)

2 species

Family Pyrgomatidae

1 species

Family Verrucidae

1 species

  • Verruca stroemia

Family Linguatulidae

1 species

Family Platycopiidae

1species

Class Ostracoda (seed shrimps)

Family Cylindroleberididae

2 species

Family Philomedidae

1species

Family Polycopidae

2 species

Family Bythocytheridae

2-3 species

Family Cytheridae

1species

Family Cytherideidae

4 species

Family Krithidae

1 species

Family Cuneocytheridae

1 species

Family Cytheruridae

13 species

Family Hemicytheridae

5 species

Family Leptocytheridae

4 species

Family Limnocytheridae

5 species

Family Loxoconchidae

8 species

Family Neocytherideidae

1 species

Family Paradoxostomatidae

11 species

Family Trachyleberididae

6 species

Family Xestoleberididae

2 species

Family Darwinulidae

2 species

Family Candonidae

22 species including

  • Candona candida

Family Cyprididae

25 species including

Family Ilyocyprididae

2 species

Family Pontocyprididae

3 species

See also

References
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  2. "Species Browser".
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  4. "Crabs".
  5. http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/environment-geography/marine-environment/irelands-ocean-environmen/invertebrate-life/crustacea/
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  7. "Crab species".
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