Saltwater Crustaceans

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It is often noted that fish are the predominant species of the sea, but it is also true that the saltwater environment of the sea world has enabled the expanded evolutionary development of a whole range of animal groups, in particular worms, molluscs and also crustaceans. In comparison to the crustaceans of the sea, the crustaceans of land and freshwater are considered by many dull and often fail to inspire affection or wonder. We have a significant number of beautiful and wonderful ‘crusty’ creatures around our coasts like the various tough-looking crabs and lobsters with their colourful suits of armour and their odd ways of walking. We have prawns and shrimps of more delicate colours that seem to dance when they move and we have crustaceans, like barnacles, that would appear to have nothing in common with other marine crustaceans. In our website we have described 5 crabs, 2 lobsters, 1 shrimp, 1 prawn, the tiny copepods and, of course, the Acorn Barnacle and the Goose Barnacle.

Barnacle (Acorn)

Acorn Barnacles are cone-shaped marine crustaceans that can be found along most of the rocky coasts of England at low tide. They can be seen clinging onto rocks and other hard surfa

Barnacle (Goose)

The Goose Barnacle is a marine crustacean with a white heart-shaped shell. It can be found on the west coasts of England and is often found washed up on our shores attached to float

Crab (Common Hermit)

The Common Hermit Crab is also known as the ‘soldier crab’ and can be found all around the coastlines of England on the shore or in shallow water. It is quite a small reddish-br

Crab (Common Shore)

The Common Shore Crab is also known as the Green Shore Crab and the European Green Crab. It can be found all around the English coast in rock pools under large stones and amongst bu

Crab (Edible)

The Edible Crab is a powerful-looking crab and is the largest of our native crab species. It can be found in rock pools all around the English coastline. It can also be found in m

Crab (Leach's Spider)

The Leach’s Spider Crab is a small long-legged crab that can be found all around the coasts of England on sandy seabeds in shallow and deeper waters, although it is usually found

Crab (Velvet Swimming)

The Velvet Swimming Crab is a common and very widespread crab that can be found all around the English coast. It is also known as the Devil Crab or the Witch Crab because it has bri

Lobster (Common)

The Common Lobster is also known as the European Lobster and can be found along the south, south-west and north-east coasts of England. It is quite a large lobster that has a dark b

Lobster (Norway)

The Norway Lobster is a small orange-pink lobster that can be found all around the rockier coastlines of England. It is also known as the Dublin Bay Prawn and the tail of this lobst

Prawn (Common)

The Common Prawn is also known as the Pink Shrimp. It is a crustacean like the Common Lobster, the Common Crab and the Common Shrimp. It can be seen all around the coasts of England

Shrimp (Common)

The Common Shrimp is also known as the Brown Shrimp because it is mainly brown in colour with tiny darker brown spots. It can be found all around the English coast on sandy and mudd