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Crustaceans of Kauaʻi
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Latigammaropsis atlantica
Latigammaropsis atlantica
Latigammaropsis atlantica is an amphipod crustacean in the family Photidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Latigammaropsis atlantica (Stebbing, 1888). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili reef (Marriott H
Latigammaropsis pali
Latigammaropsis pali
Latigammaropsis pali is an amphipod crustacean in the family Photidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Latigammaropsis pali (J.L. Barnard, 1970). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili reef (Marriott Hotel r
Leptocaris brevicornis
Leptocaris brevicornis
Leptocaris brevicornis is a harpacticoid copepod in the family Darcythompsoniidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Leptocaris brevicornis (van Douwe, 1905). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Kauaʻi. The cited evid
Leucothoe hyhelia
Leucothoe hyhelia
Leucothoe hyhelia is an amphipod crustacean in the family Leucothoidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Leucothoe hyhelia J.L. Barnard, 1965. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili Harbor, Nawiliwili reef (M
Leucothoe lihue
Leucothoe lihue
Leucothoe lihue is an amphipod crustacean in the family Leucothoidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Leucothoe lihue J.L. Barnard, 1970. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili reef (Marriott Hotel reef). Th
Leucothoe micronesiae
Leucothoe micronesiae
Leucothoe micronesiae is an amphipod crustacean in the family Leucothoidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Leucothoe micronesiae J.L. Barnard, 1965. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili Harbor and Port Al
Leucothoe tridens
Leucothoe tridens
Leucothoe tridens is an amphipod crustacean in the family Leucothoidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Leucothoe tridens Stebbing, 1888. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili Harbor, Nawiliwili reef (Marri
Ligia (Megaligia) exotica
Ligia (Megaligia) exotica
Ligia (Megaligia) exotica is an isopod crustacean in the family Ligiidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Ligia (Megaligia) exotica Roux, 1828. Published sources characterize its origin status as Introduced. Published Kauaʻi evidenc
Ligia hawaiensis
Ligia hawaiensis
Ligia hawaiensis is an isopod crustacean in the family Ligiidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Ligia hawaiensis Dana, 1853. Published sources characterize its origin status as native Hawaiian. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents t
Ligia perkinsi
Ligia perkinsi
Ligia perkinsi is an isopod crustacean in the family Ligiidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Ligia perkinsi (Dollfus, 1900). Published sources characterize its origin status as endemic Hawaiian. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents
Liljeborgia (Liljeborgia) heeia
Liljeborgia (Liljeborgia) heeia
Liljeborgia (Liljeborgia) heeia is an amphipod crustacean in the family Liljeborgiidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Liljeborgia (Liljeborgia) heeia J.L. Barnard, 1970. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Port Al
Liomera rubra
Liomera rubra
Liomera rubra is a decapod crustacean in the family Xanthidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Liomera rubra (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Port Allen Harbor. Evidence types include mu
Lybia tessellata
Lybia tessellata
Lybia tessellata is a decapod crustacean in the family Xanthidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Lybia tessellata (Latreille in Milbert, 1812). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Port Allen Harbor. Evidence types
Giant river prawn
Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Macrobrachium rosenbergii is a decapod crustacean in the family Palaemonidae. Published sources characterize its origin status as introduced attempt. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Kauaʻi. Evidence types include histor
Mallacoota insignis
Mallacoota insignis
Mallacoota insignis is an amphipod crustacean in the family Maeridae. Its current scientific name is cited as Mallacoota insignis (Chevreux, 1901). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili reef (Marriott Hotel reef).
Menaethius monoceros
Menaethius monoceros
Menaethius monoceros is a decapod crustacean in the family Epialtidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Menaethius monoceros (Latreille, 1825). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili reef (Marriott Hotel reef
Mesanthura hieroglyphica
Mesanthura hieroglyphica
Mesanthura hieroglyphica is an isopod crustacean in the family Anthuridae. Its current scientific name is cited as Mesanthura hieroglyphica Miller & Menzies, 1952. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Port Allen reef. The ci
Snapping shrimp
Metalpheus rostratipes
Metalpheus rostratipes is a decapod crustacean in the family Alpheidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Metalpheus rostratipes (Pocock, 1890). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili reef (Marriott Hotel reef
Metopograpsus messor
Metopograpsus messor
Metopograpsus messor is a decapod crustacean in the family Grapsidae. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Kauaʻi aquatic/coastal systems. Evidence types include island checklist. These records establish a documented Kauaʻi
Metopograpsus thukuhar
Metopograpsus thukuhar
Metopograpsus thukuhar is a decapod crustacean in the family Grapsidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Metopograpsus thukuhar (Owen, 1839). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Kauaʻi aquatic/coastal systems. Eviden
Freshwater shrimp
Neocaridina denticulata
Neocaridina denticulata is a decapod crustacean in the family Atyidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Neocaridina denticulata (De Haan, 1844). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Kauaʻi freshwater systems. Evidence
Neonaesa rugosa
Neonaesa rugosa
Neonaesa rugosa is an isopod crustacean in the family Sphaeromatidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Neonaesa rugosa Harrison & Holdich, 1982. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili reef (Marriott Hotel ree
Marine shrimp
Onycocaris quadratophthalma
Onycocaris quadratophthalma is a decapod crustacean in the family Palaemonidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Onycocaris quadratophthalma (Balss, 1921). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Port Allen Harbor. The c
Pachygrapsus minutus
Pachygrapsus minutus
Pachygrapsus minutus is a decapod crustacean in the family Grapsidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili Harbor. The cited evi
Pachygrapsus planifrons
Pachygrapsus planifrons
Pachygrapsus planifrons is a decapod crustacean in the family Grapsidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Pachygrapsus planifrons De Man, 1888. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili Harbor. The cited evidenc
Pachygrapsus plicatus
Pachygrapsus plicatus
Pachygrapsus plicatus is a decapod crustacean in the family Grapsidae. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Kauaʻi aquatic systems and Keāhua Stream. The cited evidence includes records dated or referenced to 2014. Evidence
Feeble shrimp
Palaemon debilis
Palaemon debilis is a decapod crustacean in the family Palaemonidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Palaemon debilis Dana, 1852. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Kauaʻi aquatic systems and Keāhua Stream. The cit
Marine shrimp
Palaemon pacificus
Palaemon pacificus is a decapod crustacean in the family Palaemonidae. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Kauaʻi aquatic systems. Evidence types include island checklist. These records establish a documented Kauaʻi occurre
Marine shrimp
Palaemonella lata
Palaemonella lata is a decapod crustacean in the family Palaemonidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Palaemonella lata Kemp, 1922. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Port Allen Harbor. The cited evidence includes
Marine shrimp
Palaemonella rotumana
Palaemonella rotumana is a decapod crustacean in the family Palaemonidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Palaemonella rotumana (Borradaile, 1898). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Port Allen Harbor. The cited ev
Hawaiian spiny lobster
Panulirus marginatus
Panulirus marginatus is a decapod crustacean in the family Palinuridae. Its current scientific name is cited as Panulirus marginatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili Harbor and Port All
Pronghorn spiny lobster
Panulirus penicillatus
Panulirus penicillatus is a decapod crustacean in the family Palinuridae. Its current scientific name is cited as Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili Harbor. Evidence types
Paracerceis sculpta
Paracerceis sculpta
Paracerceis sculpta is an isopod crustacean in the family Sphaeromatidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Paracerceis sculpta (Holmes, 1904). Published sources characterize its origin status as Introduced. Published Kauaʻi evidence
Paractaea rufopunctata
Paractaea rufopunctata
Paractaea rufopunctata is a decapod crustacean in the family Xanthidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Paractaea rufopunctata (H. Milne Edwards, 1834). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Port Allen Harbor. Evidenc
Paradella dianae
Paradella dianae
Paradella dianae is an isopod crustacean in the family Sphaeromatidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Paradella dianae (Menzies, 1962). Published sources characterize its origin status as Cryptogenic. Published Kauaʻi evidence docu
Paradoxapseudes tropicalis
Paradoxapseudes tropicalis
Paradoxapseudes tropicalis is a tanaid crustacean in the family Apseudidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Paradoxapseudes tropicalis (Miller, 1940). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili Harbor. Evidence
Paragrubia vorax
Paragrubia vorax
Paragrubia vorax is an amphipod crustacean in the family Ampithoidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Paragrubia vorax Chevreux, 1901. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili reef (Marriott Hotel reef) and Po
Leucothoidae sp.
Leucothoidae sp.
This record documents historical reports of a small marine amphipod in the family Leucothoidae from the Kauaʻi harbor and reef surveys, without claiming a verified species identification. Coles et al. (2004), Bishop Museum Technical Report
Paranthura bellicauda
Paranthura bellicauda
Paranthura bellicauda is an isopod crustacean in the family Paranthuridae. Its current scientific name is cited as Paranthura bellicauda Miller & Menzies, 1952. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili reef (Marriott
Paranthura ostergaardi
Paranthura ostergaardi
Paranthura ostergaardi is an isopod crustacean in the family Paranthuridae. Its current scientific name is cited as Paranthura ostergaardi Miller & Menzies, 1952. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili reef (Marriot
Paravargula trifax
Paravargula trifax
Paravargula trifax is an ostracod crustacean in the family Cypridinidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Paravargula trifax Kornicker, 1991. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili Harbor, Nawiliwili reef (Ma
Percnon abbreviatum
Percnon abbreviatum
Percnon abbreviatum is a decapod crustacean in the family Percnidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Percnon abbreviatum (Dana, 1851). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Port Allen Harbor. Evidence types include mu
Marine shrimp
Periclimenaeus quadridentatus
Periclimenaeus quadridentatus is a decapod crustacean in the family Palaemonidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Periclimenaeus quadridentatus (Rathbun, 1906). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili reef (M
Perinia tumida
Perinia tumida
Perinia tumida is a decapod crustacean in the family Epialtidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Perinia tumida Dana, 1851. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili reef (Marriott Hotel reef) and Port Allen re
Photis aina
Photis aina
Photis aina is an amphipod crustacean in the family Photidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Photis aina J.L. Barnard, 1970. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili reef (Marriott Hotel reef) and Port Allen
Photis hawaiensis
Photis hawaiensis
Photis hawaiensis is an amphipod crustacean in the family Photidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Photis hawaiensis J.L. Barnard, 1955. Published sources characterize its origin status as Cryptogenic. Published Kauaʻi evidence doc
Photis kapapa
Photis kapapa
Photis kapapa is an amphipod crustacean in the family Photidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Photis kapapa J.L. Barnard, 1970. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Port Allen Harbor and Port Allen reef. The cited
Pilodius areolatus
Pilodius areolatus
Pilodius areolatus is a decapod crustacean in the family Xanthidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Pilodius areolatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Port Allen Harbor. Evidence types
Pilumnus nuttingi
Pilumnus nuttingi
Pilumnus nuttingi is a decapod crustacean in the family Pilumnidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Pilumnus nuttingi Rathbun, 1906. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Port Allen reef and Port Allen Harbor. The cit
Pilumnus oahuensis
Pilumnus oahuensis
Pilumnus oahuensis is a decapod crustacean in the family Pilumnidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Pilumnus oahuensis Edmondson, 1931. Published sources characterize its origin status as Introduced. Published Kauaʻi evidence docum
Pistorius bidens
Pistorius bidens
Pistorius bidens is an isopod crustacean in the family Sphaeromatidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Pistorius bidens Harrison & Holdich, 1982. Published sources characterize its origin status as Cryptogenic?. Published Kauaʻi evi
Platypodia semigranosa
Platypodia semigranosa
Platypodia semigranosa is a decapod crustacean in the family Xanthidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Platypodia semigranosa (Heller, 1861). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Port Allen Harbor. The cited evidenc
Long-eyed swimming crab
Podophthalmus vigil
Podophthalmus vigil is a decapod crustacean in the family Portunidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Podophthalmus vigil (Fabricius, 1798). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili Harbor. Evidence types incl
Porcellio laevis
Porcellio laevis
Porcellio laevis is an isopod crustacean in the family Porcellionidae. Published sources characterize its origin status as adventive. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Kauaʻi. The cited evidence includes records dated or
Porcellio lamellatus
Porcellio lamellatus
Porcellio lamellatus is an isopod crustacean in the family Porcellionidae. Published sources characterize its origin status as adventive. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Kauaʻi. The cited evidence includes records dated
Porcellio scaber
Porcellio scaber
Porcellio scaber is an isopod crustacean in the family Porcellionidae. Published sources characterize its origin status as adventive. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Kauaʻi. The cited evidence includes records dated or
Porcellionides pruinosus
Porcellionides pruinosus
Porcellionides pruinosus is an isopod crustacean in the family Porcellionidae. Published sources characterize its origin status as adventive. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Kauaʻi. The cited evidence includes records d
Portunus sanguinolentus
Portunus sanguinolentus
Portunus sanguinolentus is a decapod crustacean in the family Portunidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Portunus sanguinolentus (Herbst, 1783). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili Harbor. Evidence types
Pseudoliomera variolosa
Pseudoliomera variolosa
Pseudoliomera variolosa is a decapod crustacean in the family Xanthidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Pseudoliomera variolosa (Borradaile, 1902). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili reef (Marriott Hote
Quadrimaera pacifica
Quadrimaera pacifica
Quadrimaera pacifica is an amphipod crustacean in the family Maeridae. Its current scientific name is cited as Quadrimaera pacifica (Schellenberg, 1938). Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili Harbor, Nawiliwili ree
