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