Biscayne National Park - Crustaceans

Giant land crabs can grow to a clawtip-to-clawtip measurement of 12 inches! (NPS Photo) The following crustaceans have been documented in Biscayne National Park. They have been sorted here alphabetically by common name. The list is not exhaustive, and documented sightings of species not on this list are welcome. Submit your sightings to BISC_webmaster@nps.gov.

Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus
Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Panulirus argus
Giant Land Crab, Cardisoma guanhumi
Shovel-nose Slipper Lobster, Scytlarides aequinoctialis
Slipper Lobster, Scyllarides nodifer
Spotted Spiny Lobster, Panulirus guttatus
Giant Hermit Crab, Petrochirus diogenes
Hermit Crab (terrestrial), Coenobita clypeatus