Decapoda - Crabs, Shrimp, Lobsters
 Decapods have ten legs! The last five pair of appendages on their thorax are walking legs. In some species, the first pair of walking legs have large pinchers or
chelipeds! Decapods have three pairs of appendages, or
maxillipeds,
on their heads that make up their mouthparts. They also have two pairs of antennae on their heads. Crabs, shrimp, krill, and lobsters are all decapods.
 Endangered in N.H.
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 Threatened in N.H.
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 Introduced
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 Endangered in U.S.
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 Threatened in U.S.
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Other North American Species |
Northern Lobster
Atlantic Rock Crab
Atlantic Horseshoe Crab
Big-eyed Beach Flea
Blue Crab
Common Spider Crab
Green Crab
Horned Krill Shrimp
Long-clawed Hermit Crab
Sand Shrimp
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Atlantic Mole Crab
Arrow Crab
Banded Coral Shrimp
Bay Ghost Shrimp
Blue-handed Hermit Crab
California Beach Flea
California Rock Lobster
Common Mantis Shrimp
Dock Shrimp
Dungeness Crab
Flat-clawed Hermit Crab
Flat Porcelain Crab
Ghost Crab
Great Land Crab
Lady Crab
Land Hermit Crab
Pacific Sand Crab
Pink Shrimp
Purple Shore Crab
Red Crab
Sand Fiddler
Shield-backed Kelp Crab
Stone Crab
Striped Shore Crab
Wharf Crab
West Indies Spiny Lobster |
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