title: List of Atlantic decapod species
text: # List of Atlantic decapod species
  
  This is a list of decapod crustaceans found in the North and South Atlantic Oceans.
  
  ## Dendrobranchiata
  
  * Acetes americanus
  * Artemesia longinaris
  * Aristaeomorpha foliacea
  * Farfantepenaeus aztecus
  * Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis
  * Farfantepenaeus duorarum
  * Farfantepenaeus notialis – Southern pink shrimp
  * Farfantepenaeus paulensis
  * Hadropenaeus affinis
  * Hadropenaeus modestus
  * Litopenaeus schmitti
  * Litopenaeus setiferus
  * Lucifer faxoni
  * Lucifer typus
  * Mesopenaeus tropicalis
  * Metapenaeopsis goodei
  * Parapenaeus americanus
  * Parapenaeus politus
  * Peisos petrunkevitchi
  * Penaeopsis serrata
  * Pleoticus muelleri
  * Pleoticus robustus
  * Philocheras gorei
  * Plesionika edwardsii
  * Plesionika martia
  * Plesionika tenuipes
  * Plesionika willisi
  * Rimapenaeus constrictus
  * Sicyonia brevirostris
  * Sicyonia burkenroadi
  * Sicyonia dorsalis
  * Sicyonia laevigata
  * Sicyonia laevigata
  * Sicyonia parri
  * Sicyonia parri
  * Sicyonia stimpsoni
  * Sicyonia typica
  * Solenocera atlantidis
  * Solenocera necopina
  * Solenocera vioscai
  * Xiphopenaeus kroyeri
  
  ## Caridea
  
  * Alpheus angulosus
  * Alpheus armillatus
  * Alpheus estuariensis
  * Alpheus formosus
  * Alpheus heterochaelis
  * Alpheus intrinsecus
  * Alpheus normanni
  * Anchistioides antiguensis
  * Automate dolichognatha
  * Automate evermanni
  * Brachycarpus biunguiculatus
  * Bythocaris nana
  * Crangon crangon
  * Crangon septemspinosa
  * Discias atlanticus
  * Discias vernbergi
  * Exhippolysmata oplophoroides
  * Gnathophyllum modestum
  * Heterocarpus ensifer
  * Hippolyte coerulescens
  * Hippolyte obliquimanus
  * Hippolyte pleuracanthus
  * Hippolyte zostericola
  * Latreutes fucorum
  * Latreutes parvulus
  * Leander tenuicornis
  * Leptalpheus forceps
  * Leptochela bermudensis
  * Leptochela carinata
  * Leptochela papulata
  * Leptochela serratorbita
  * Lysmata intermedia
  * Lysmata rathbunae
  * Lysmata wurdemanni
  * Macrobrachium acanthurus
  * Macrobrachium carcinus
  * Macrobrachium ohione
  * Macrobrachium olfersii
  * Merhippolyte americana
  * Neopontonides beaufortensis
  * Nikoides schmitti
  * Ogyrides alphaerostris
  * Ogyrides hayi
  * Palaemon serratus
  * Palaemonetes intermedius
  * Palaemonetes pugio
  * Palaemonetes vulgaris
  * Pandalus borealis
  * Pantomus parvulus
  * Periclimenaeus ascidiarum
  * Periclimenaeus atlanticus
  * Periclimenaeus schmitti
  * Periclimenaeus wilsoni
  * Periclimenes americanus
  * Periclimenes iridescens
  * Periclimenes longicaudatus
  * Periclimenes pedersoni
  * Periclimenes yucatanicus – spotted cleaner shrimp
  * Pontonia domestica
  * Pontonia manningi
  * Pontophilus brevirostris
  * Processa bermudensis
  * Processa guyanae
  * Processa hemphilli
  * Processa profunda
  * Processa tenuipes
  * Processa vicina
  * Synalpheus apioceros
  * Synalpheus fritzmuelleri
  * Synalpheus longicarpus
  * Synalpheus minus
  * Synalpheus pectiniger
  * Synalpheus townsendi
  * Thor dobkini
  * Thor floridanus
  * Thor manningi
  * Tozeuma carolinense
  * Tozeuma serratum
  * Trachycaris rugosa
  * Typton vulcanus
  * Xiphocaris elongata
  
  ## Stenopodidea
  
  * Stenopus hispidus
  * Stenopus scutellatus
  
  ## Spiny lobsters and allies
  
  * Arctides guineensis
  * Jasus lalandii – Cape rock lobster
  * Jasus tristani – Tristan rock lobster
  * Justitia longimanus
  * Palinurellus gundlachi
  * Palinurus charlestoni
  * Palinurus elephas – European spiny lobster
  * Palinurus mauritanicus
  * Palinustus truncatus
  * Panulirus argus
  * Panulirus echinatus
  * Panulirus guttatus
  * Panulirus laevicauda
  * Panulirus regius
  * Parribacus antarcticus
  * Projasus parkeri
  * Scyllarides aequinoctialis
  * Scyllarides brasiliensis
  * Scyllarides deceptor
  * Scyllarides delfosi
  * Scyllarides herklotsii
  * Scyllarides latus
  * Scyllarides nodifer
  * Scyllarus americanus
  * Scyllarus arctus
  * Scyllarus chacei
  * Scyllarus depressus
  * Scyllarus pygmaeus
  
  ## Axiidea and Gebiidea
  
  * Acanthaxius hirsutimanus
  * Axius armatus
  * Axius serratus
  * Biffarius biformis
  * Biffarius fragilis
  * Calaxius jenneri
  * Callianassa subterranea
  * Calliapagurops charcoti
  * Callichirus major
  * Calocaris templemani
  * Cheramus marginatus
  * Gilvossius setimanus
  * Lepidophthalmus turneranus
  * Naushonia crangonoides
  * Necallianassa berylae
  * Paraxiopsis gracilimana
  * Pestarella tyrrhena
  * Upogebia affinis
  * Upogebia deltaura
  * Upogebia pusilla
  * Vulcanocalliax arutyunovi
  
  ## Lobsters
  
  * Acanthacaris caeca
  * Eunephrops bairdii
  * Eunephrops cadenasi
  * Eunephrops manningi
  * Homarus americanus – American lobster
  * Homarus gammarus – European lobster
  * Metanephrops binghami – Caribbean lobster
  * Metanephrops rubellus
  * Nephropides caribaeus
  * Nephrops norvegicus – Norway lobster
  * Nephropsis aculeata
  * Nephropsis agassizii
  * Nephropsis atlantica
  * Nephropsis neglecta
  * Nephropsis rosea
  * Thaumastocheles zaleucus
  * Thymops birsteini
  * Thymopsis nilenta
  
  ## Hermit crabs and allies
  
  * Albunea catherinae
  * Albunea gibbesii
  * Anisopagurus hopkinsi
  * Cancellus ornatus
  * Catapagurus sharreri
  * Clibanarius erythropus
  * Clibanarius tricolor
  * Clibanarius vittatus
  * Dardanus fucosus
  * Dardanus insignis
  * Diogenes pugilator – Small hermit crab
  * Emerita benedicti
  * Emerita talpoida – Atlantic sand crab
  * Euceramus praelongus
  * Eumunida picta
  * Galathea intermedia
  * Galathea rostrata
  * Galathea strigosa
  * Goreopagurus piercei
  * Hemipagurus gracilis
  * Iridopagurus reticulates
  * Lepidopa websteri
  * Lithodes maja – Norway king crab
  * Loxopagurus loxochelis
  * Manucomplanus ungulatus
  * Megalobrachium soriatum
  * Munida angulata
  * Munida forceps
  * Munida iris
  * Munida irrasa
  * Munida longipes
  * Munida pusilla
  * Munida spinifrons
  * Munida valida
  * Pachycheles pilosus
  * Pachycheles rugimanus
  * Paguristes hummi
  * Paguristes lymani
  * Paguristes moorei
  * Paguristes sericeus
  * Paguristes spinipes
  * Paguristes tortugae
  * Paguristes triangulatus
  * Pagurus acadianus
  * Pagurus annulipes
  * Pagurus bernhardus – European hermit crab
  * Pagurus brevidactylus
  * Pagurus carolinensis
  * Pagurus defensus
  * Pagurus impressus
  * Pagurus longicarpus – long-clawed hermit crab
  * Pagurus maclaughlinae
  * Pagurus politus
  * Pagurus pollicaris – flat-clawed hermit crab
  * Pagurus prideaux
  * Pagurus stimpsoni
  * Paralithodes platypus – blue king crab
  * Paralomis africana
  * Parapagurus pilosimanus
  * Petrochirus diogenes
  * Petrolisthes armatus
  * Petrolisthes galathinus
  * Phimochirus holthuisi
  * Pisidia longicornis
  * Polyonyx gibbesi
  * Porcellana platycheles
  * Porcellana sayana
  * Porcellana sigsbeiana
  * Pylopagurus discoidalis
  * Rhodochirus rosaceus
  * Sympagurus pictus
  * Tomopaguropsis problematica
  * Tomopagurus cokeri
  * Tomopagurus wassi
  
  ## Crabs
  
  * Acanthilia intermedia
  * Acanthocarpus alexandri
  * Achaeus cranchii
  * Aepinus septemspinosus
  * Allactea lithostrota
  * Anasimus latus
  * Anomalothir furcillatus
  * Arachnopsis filipes
  * Arenaeus cribrarius
  * Armases cinereum
  * Atelecyclus rotundatus – circular crab
  * Atelecyclus undecimdentatus
  * Austinixa cristata
  * Bathynectes longipes
  * Bathynectes longispina
  * Bathynectes maravigna
  * Batrachonotus fragosus
  * Bellia picta
  * Calappa flammea
  * Calappa ocellata
  * Calappa sulcata
  * Calappa tortugae
  * Callidactylus asper
  * Callinectes bocourti
  * Callinectes danae
  * Callinectes exasperatus
  * Callinectes larvatus
  * Callinectes marginatus – sharptooth swimcrab
  * Callinectes ornatus
  * Callinectes sapidus – blue crab
  * Callinectes similis
  * Cancer bellianus
  * Cancer borealis – Jonah crab
  * Cancer irroratus – Atlantic rock crab
  * Cancer pagurus – edible crab
  * Carcinus maenas – European shore crab
  * Cardisoma guanhumi – blue land crab
  * Carpoporus papulosus
  * Celatopesia concava
  * Chaceon fenneri – golden crab
  * Clythrocerus granulatus
  * Clythrocerus nitidus
  * Coelocerus spinosus
  * Collodes robustus
  * Collodes trispinosus
  * Corystes cassivelaunus
  * Cronius ruber
  * Cronius tumidulus
  * Cryptosoma balguerii
  * Cyclozodion tuberatum
  * Deilocerus perpusillus
  * Dissodactylus crinitichelis
  * Dissodactylus mellitae
  * Domecia acanthophora
  * Dorhynchus thomsoni
  * Dromia erythropus
  * Dromia personata
  * Dyspanopeus sayi
  * Dyspanopeus texanus
  * Ebalia cariosa
  * Ebalia cranchii
  * Ebalia stimpsonii
  * Ebalia tuberosa
  * Ebalia tumefacta
  * Epialtus bituberculatus
  * Epialtus dilatatus
  * Eriphia gonagra
  * Eriphia verrucosa
  * Ethusa americana
  * Ethusa microphthalma
  * Ethusa tenuipes
  * Euchirograpsus americanus
  * Euprognatha rastellifera
  * Eurynome aspera
  * Eurynome spinosa
  * Eurypanopeus abbreviatus
  * Eurypanopeus depressus
  * Euryplax nitida
  * Eurytium limosum
  * Frevillea hirsuta
  * Gemmotheres chamae
  * Geryon tridens
  * Glyptoplax smithii
  * Glyptoxanthus erosus
  * Goneplax rhomboides
  * Goneplax sigsbei
  * Hemigrapsus penicillatus
  * Hemus cristulipes
  * Hepatus epheliticus
  * Hepatus pudibundus
  * Heterocrypta granulata
  * Hexapanopeus angustifrons
  * Hexapanopeus paulensis
  * Homola barbata
  * Homola minima
  * Hyas araneus – great spider crab
  * Hyas coarctatus
  * Hypoconcha arcuata
  * Hypoconcha parasitica
  * Hypoconcha spinosissima
  * Iliacantha subglobosa
  * Inachoides forceps
  * Inachus dorsettensis – scorpion spider crab
  * Inachus leptochirus
  * Inachus phalangium
  * Latreillia elegans
  * Libinia dubia
  * Libinia emarginata – portly spider crab
  * Liocarcinus corrugatus
  * Liocarcinus depurator
  * Liocarcinus holsatus
  * Liocarcinus marmoreus – marbled swimming crab
  * Liocarcinus navigator
  * Liocarcinus pusillus
  * Liocarcinus vernalis – vernal crab
  * Lobopilumnus agassizii
  * Lysirude nitidus
  * Macrocoeloma camptocerum
  * Macrocoeloma eutheca
  * Macrocoeloma septemspinosum
  * Macrocoeloma trispinosum
  * Macropipus tuberculatus
  * Macropodia deflexa
  * Macropodia linaresi
  * Macropodia parva
  * Macropodia rostrata
  * Macropodia tenuirostris
  * Maja squinado – European spider crab
  * Melybia thalamita
  * Menippe adina – Gulf stone crab
  * Menippe mercenaria – Florida stone crab
  * Menippe nodifrons
  * Mesorhoea sexspinosa
  * Metoporhaphis calcarata
  * Micropanope nuttingi
  * Micropanope pusilla
  * Micropanope sculptipes
  * Micropanope urinator
  * Microphrys antillensis
  * Microphrys bicornutus
  * Mithraculus forceps
  * Mithraculus sculptus
  * Mithrax cornutus
  * Mithrax hispidus
  * Mithrax spinosissimus
  * Mithrax verrucosus
  * Monodaeus couchi
  * Moreiradromia antillensis
  * Myropsis quinquespinosa
  * Nanoplax xanthiformis
  * Necora puber – velvet crab
  * Neopanope packardii – Florida grassflat crab
  * Neopilumnoplax americana
  * Nibilia antilocapra
  * Ocypode quadrata – Atlantic ghost crab
  * Osachila semilevis
  * Osachila tuberosa
  * Ovalipes ocellatus – lady crab
  * Ovalipes stephensoni
  * Pachygrapsus transversus
  * Palicus alternatus
  * Palicus faxoni
  * Palicus sica
  * Panopeus herbstii – Atlantic mud crab
  * Panopeus obesus
  * Panopeus occidentalis
  * Panoplax depressa
  * Paractaea rufopunctata
  * Parapinnixa bouvieri
  * Parapinnixa hendersoni
  * Paromola cuvieri
  * Parthenope agona
  * Pelia mutica
  * Percnon gibbesi
  * Persephona mediterranea
  * Pilumnus dasypodus
  * Pilumnus floridanus
  * Pilumnus hirtellus
  * Pilumnus lacteus
  * Pilumnus pannosus
  * Pilumnus sayi
  * Pilumnus spinifer
  * Pinnaxodes floridensis
  * Pinnixa chaetopterana
  * Pinnixa cylindrica
  * Pinnixa floridana
  * Pinnixa lunzi
  * Pinnixa retinens
  * Pinnixa sayana
  * Pinnotheres pinnotheres
  * Pinnotheres pisum – pea crab
  * Pirimela denticulata
  * Pisa armata
  * Pisa tetraodon
  * Pitho lherminieri
  * Plagusia depressa
  * Planes minutus
  * Platylambrus fraterculus
  * Platylambrus granulata
  * Platylambrus pourtalesii
  * Platylambrus serratus
  * Podochela gracilipes
  * Podochela riisei
  * Podochela sidneyi
  * Polybius henslowii
  * Portumnus latipes
  * Portunus anceps
  * Portunus depressifrons
  * Portunus floridanus
  * Portunus gibbesii
  * Portunus ordwayi
  * Portunus sayi
  * Portunus spinicarpus
  * Achelous spinimanus
  * Portunus ventralis
  * Pseudomedaeus agassizii
  * Pseudomedaeus distinctus
  * Pyromaia arachna
  * Pyromaia cuspidata
  * Ranilia constricta
  * Ranilia muricata
  * Raninoides loevis
  * Rhithropanopeus harrisii – white-tipped mud crab
  * Rochinia crassa
  * Rochinia tanneri
  * Rochinia umbonata
  * Sesarma reticulatum – heavy marsh crab
  * Solenolambrus tenellus
  * Solenolambrus typicus
  * Speloeophorus elevatus
  * Speloeophorus nodosus
  * Speloeophorus pontifer
  * Speocarcinus carolinensis – Carolinian squareback crab
  * Sphenocarcinus corrosus
  * Stenocionops furcata
  * Stenocionops furcata
  * Stenocionops spinimana
  * Stenocionops spinosissima
  * Stenorhynchus seticornis
  * Stenorhynchus yangi
  * Symethis variolosa
  * Tetraxanthus rathbunae
  * Thalassoplax angusta
  * Thia scutellata – thumbnail crab
  * Tumidotheres maculatus
  * Tyche emarginata
  * Uca minax
  * Uca pugilator
  * Uca pugnax
  * Uca tangeri
  * Uhlias limbatus
  * Xaiva biguttata
  * Xantho hydrophilus
  * Xantho pilipes
  * Xantho poressa
  * Xantho sexdentatus
  * Zaops ostreus – oyster crab
  