Marine Crabs of Texas
Invertebrates PDF (update 4/12/19)
Mole crab
Lepidopa benedicti
Family Albuneidae
Yellow box crab
Calappa sulcata
Family Calappidae
Blue-spot hermit
Paguristes hummi
Family Diogenidae
Thinstripe hermit
Clibanarius vittatus
Family Diogenidae
Surf hermit
Isocheles wurdemanni
Family Diogenidae
Giant hermit
Petrochirus diogenes
Family Diogenidae
Blue land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi
Family Gecarcinidae
Gulf squareback crab
Speocarcinus lobatus
Family Goneplacidae
Roughwrist soft crab
Chasmocarcinus mississippiensis
Family Goneplacidae
Flecked box crab
Hepatus pudibundus
Family Hepatidae
Calico box crab
Hepatus epheliticus
Family Hepatidae
Puerto Rican sand crab
Emerita portoricensis
Family Hippidae
False arrow crab
Metoporhaphis calcarata
Family Inachidae
Mottled purse crab
Persephona mediterranea
Family Leucosiidae
Pink purse crab
Persephona crinita
Family Leucosiidae
Stone crab
Menippe adina
Family Menippidae
Red-jointed fiddler crab
Uca minax
Family Ocypodidae
Laguna Madre fiddler crab
Leptuca subcylindrica
Family Ocypodidae
Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode quadrata
Family Ocypodidae
Mudflat fiddler crab
Uca rapax
Family Ocypodidae
Spined fiddler crab
Uca spinicarpa
Family Ocypodidae
Longwrist hermit
Pagurus longicarpus
Family Paguridae
Dimpled hermit
Pagurus impressus
Family Paguridae
Brown banded hermit
Pagurus annulipes
Family Paguridae
Flatclaw hermit
Pagurus pollicaris
Family Paguridae
Gulf grassflat crab
Dyspanopeus texanus
Family Panopeidae
Estuarine mud crab
Rithropanopeus harrisii
Family Panopeidae
Flatback mud crab
Eurypanopeus depressus
Family Panopeidae
Smooth mud crab
Hexapanopeus angustifrons
Family Panopeidae
Salt marsh mud crab
Panopeus obesus
Family Panopeidae
Oystershell mud crab
Panopeus simpsoni
Family Panopeidae
Tube pea crab
Pinnixa chaetopterana
Family Pinnotheridae
Longnose spider crab
Libinia dubia
Family Pisidae
Portly spider crab
Libinia emarginata
Family Pisidae
Olivepit porcelain crab
Euceramus praelongus
Family Porcellanidae
Spotted porcelain crab
Porcellana sayana
Family Porcellanidae
Eastern tube crab
Polyonyx gibbesi
Family Porcellanidae
Green porcelain crab
Petrolisthes armatus
Family Porcellanidae
Blue crab
Callinectes sapidus
Family Portunidae
Florida lady crab
Ovalipes floridanus
Family Portunidae
Speckled swimming crab
Arenaeus cribrarius
Family Portunidae
Lesser blue crab
Callinectes similis
Family Portunidae
Blotched swimming crab
Portunus spinimanus
Family Portunidae
Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus gibbesii
Family Portunidae
Sargassum swimming crab
Portunus sayi
Family Portunidae
Squareback marsh crab
Armases cinereum
Family Sesarmidae