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:

  • Kurzia latissima

Family Eurycercidae

  • Eurycercus lamellatus
  • Eurycercus glacialis

Family Ilyocryptidae

Family Daphniidae

Female adult Daphnia longispina with eggs; a freshwater water flea

12 species, including:

Family Macrothricidae

8 species

Order Ctenopoda

Family Sididae

3 species, including:

Family Holopediidae

1 species

Order Haplopoda

Family Leptodoridae

1 species

Order Onychopoda

Family Polyphemidae

1 species

Family Cercopagididae

2 species

Family Podonidae

4 species

Class Malacostraca

Order Leptostraca

Family Nebaliidae

2 species, including:

  • Nebalia bipes

Order Stomatopoda

Family Nannosquillidae

1 species

Family Squillidae

1 species

Order Amphipoda

Family Aoridae

15 species, including:

  • Aora gracilis
  • Lembos websteri
  • Microdeutopus anomalus

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:

  • Cheirocratus sundevalli

Family Corophiidae

14 species, including:

Family Crangonyctidae

1 species:

  • Crangonyx pseudogracilis

Family Eusiridae

6 species

Family Calliopidae

1 species

Family Dexaminidae

8 species, including:

Family Eulimnogammaridae

  • Eulimnogammarus obtusatus

Family Gammaridae

15–16 species, including:

Gammarus lacustris
  • Echinogammarus marinus
  • Echinogammarus pirloti
  • Echinogammarus stoerensis
  • Gammarus duebeni
  • Gammarus finmarchicus
  • Gammarus lacustris
  • Gammarus locusta
  • Gammarus pulex
  • Gammarus tigrinus
  • Gammarus zaddachi

Family Gammarellidae

2 species

Family Megaluropidae

1 species:

  • Megaluropus agilis

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, including:

  • Hyale pontica
  • Hyale prevostii
  • Hyale stebbingi

Family Ischyroceridae

14 species, including:

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

Family Leucothoidae

4 species, including:

  • Leucothoe lilljeborgi

Family Colomastigidae

1 species

Family Cressidae

1 species

Family Stenothoidae

10 species, including:

  • Stenothoe marina

Family Lysianassidae

42 species, including:

  • Lysianassa ceratina
  • Orchomenella nana

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:

Perioculodes longimanus
Synchelidium maculatum

Family Oedicerotidae

11 species, including:

  • Perioculodes longimanus
  • Pontocrates altamarinus
  • Pontocrates arenarius
  • Monocorophium acherusicum
  • Synchelidium maculatum

Family Pleustidae

5 species

Family Amphilochidae

5–6 species, including:

  • Amphilochus neapolitanus

Family Cyproideidae

1 species

Family Phoxocephalidae

8–9 species, including:

  • Harpinia antennaria

Family Photidae

8 species, including:

  • Gammaropsis nitida
  • Gammaropsis maculata

Family Pontoporeiidae

Bathyporeia elegans, an unpigmented amphipod

7 species:

  • Ampelisca aequicornis
  • Bathyporeia elegans
  • Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana
  • Bathyporeia nana
  • Bathyporeia pelagica
  • Bathyporeia pilosa
  • Bathyporeia tenuipes

Family Urothoidae

4 species:

Family Isaeidae

2 species, including:

Family Microprotidae[check spelling]

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

Order Bathynellacea

Family Bathynellidae

1 species:

  • Antrobathynella stammeri

Order Cumacea (hooded shrimp, comma shrimp)

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

Order Euphausiacea

Family Bentheuphausiidae

1 species

Family Euphausiidae

13 species

Order Decapoda

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:

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:

Family Hippolytidae (broken-back shrimp, anemone shrimp)

13 species, including:

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 Palaemonidae

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)

Family Upogebiidae

2 species:

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

Xantho hydrophilus, a nocturnal herbivore crab.

6 species, including:

Order Isopoda

Family Anthuridae

  • Cyathura carinata

Family Arcturidae

3 species, including:

  • Astacilla longicornis

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

7 species, including:

Armadillidium vulgare

Family Asellidae

Asellus aquaticus

Family Atylidae

  • Nototropis swammerdamei
  • Nototropis falcatus

Family Cirolanidae

Eurydice pulchra (speckled sea louse)

10 species, including:

Family Idoteidae

Adult Idotea granulosa

8 species, including:

Family Janiridae

10 species, including:

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

Family Ligiidae

1 species:

Family Limnoriidae (gribble worms)

2 species, including:

Family Munnidae

4 species, including:

  • Munna kroyeri

Family Oniscidae

1 species:

Family Philosciidae

1 species:

Family Porcellionidae

8 species, including:

Porcellio scaber (common rough woodlouse)

Family Sphaeromatidae

  • Dynamene bidentata
  • Lekanesphaera hookeri
  • Lekanesphaera rugicauda (Sphaeroma rugicauda)
  • Sphaeroma serratum

Family Trichoniscidae

13 species, including:

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

1 species

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

Order Mysida (opossum shrimps)

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

Order Arguloida

Family Argulidae (carp lice, fish lice)

Argulus foliaceus (common fish louse)

2 species, including:

Order Misophrioida

Family Misophriidae

1 species

Order Calanoida

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

Order Kentrogonida

Family Sacculinidae

1 species:

Order Apygophora

Family Trypetesidae

2 species

Order Cyclopoida

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

Order Harpacticoida

Family Cylindropsyllidae

3 species, including:

  • Cylindropsyllus laevis

Family Dactylopusiidae

  • Diarthrodes roscoffensis

Family Harpacticidae

Adult male Tigriopus brevicornis (tigger-pod)

12 species, including:

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

Order Mormonilloida

Family Mormonillidae

2 species

Order Poecilostomatoida

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

Order Siphonostomatoida

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

Order Monstrilloida

Family Monstrillidae

7 species

Order Scalpellomorpha

Family Lepadidae

Lepas anatifera (pelagic gooseneck barnacle, smooth gooseneck barnacle)

6 species, including:

Order Scalpelliformes

Family Scalpellidae

4 species, including:

  • Scalpellum scalpellum

Order Sessilia (acorn barnacles)

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:

Order Porocephalida

Family Linguatulidae

1 species

Order Platycopioida

Family Platycopiidae

1species

Class Ostracoda (seed shrimps)

Order Myodocopida

Family Cylindroleberididae

2 species

Family Philomedidae

1species

Order Halocyprida

Family Polycopidae

2 species

Order Podocopida

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

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  • Fauna Europaea (land and freshwater) finds 207 species in Ireland for Subphylum Crustacea
  • World Register of Marine Species
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