Species profile search
This site allows you to find species information such as species names, notes and images for Queensland’s native and naturalised plants and animals from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ).
You can also download species records in a number of formats.
Browse by family name
14 families found belonging to the Malacostraca class
- Armadillidae (Armadillidae) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=armadillidae )
- Atyidae (atyid shrimps) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=atyidae )
- Hyalidae (hyalids) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=hyalidae )
- Ligiidae (Ligiidae) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=ligiidae )
- Microprasellidae (Microprasellidae) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=microprasellidae )
- Mictyridae (soldier crabs) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=mictyridae )
- Ocypodidae (ocypodid crabs) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=ocypodidae )
- Palaemonidae (palaemonid shrimps) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=palaemonidae )
- Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=parastacidae )
- Parathelphusidae (freshwater crabs) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=parathelphusidae )
- Philosciidae (Philosciidae) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=philosciidae )
- Ponderellidae (Ponderellidae) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=ponderellidae )
- Sphaeromatidae (Sphaeromatidae) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=sphaeromatidae )
- Talitridae (sandfleas) ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=malacostraca&family=talitridae )