List of crustaceans of Ireland
There are 1,774 species of crustaceans recorded in Ireland.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Crustaceans are arthropods of the subphylum Crustacea. Most are aquatic, such as shrimp, barnacles, lobsters, crayfish, krill, but some are also adapted for land living, such as woodlice and crabs.
Class Branchiopoda (water fleas, etc.)[edit]
Order Anomopoda[edit]
Family Bosminidae[edit]
Family Chydoridae[edit]
41 species including
Family Eurycercidae[edit]
Family Ilyocryptidae[edit]
Family Daphniidae[edit]
12 species including
Family Macrothricidae[edit]
8 species
Order Ctenopoda[edit]
Family Sididae[edit]
3 species
Family Holopediidae[edit]
1 species
Order Haplopoda[edit]
Family Leptodoridae[edit]
1 species
Order Onychopoda[edit]
Family Polyphemidae[edit]
1 species
Family Cercopagididae[edit]
2 species
Family Podonidae[edit]
4 species
Class Malacostraca[edit]
Order Leptostraca[edit]
Family Nebaliidae[edit]
2 species including
Order Stomatopoda[edit]
Family Nannosquillidae[edit]
1 species
Family Squillidae[edit]
1 species
Order Amphipoda[edit]
Family Aoridae[edit]
15 species including
Family Ampeliscidae[edit]
15 species including
- Ampelisca aequicornis
- Ampelisca brevicornis
- Ampelisca diadema
- Ampelisca spinipes
- Ampelisca tenuicornis
- Ampelisca typica
Family Ampithoidae[edit]
6 species including
- Amphitholina cuniculus
- Ampithoe gammaroides
- Ampithoe helleri
- Ampithoe rubricata
- Sunamphitoe pelagica
Family Calliopiidae[edit]
Family Caprellidae (skeleton shrimps, ghost shrimps)[edit]
11 species including
- Caprella acanthifera
- Caprella equilibra
- Caprella linearis
- Caprella mutica (Japanese skeleton shrimp)
- Phtisica marina
- Pariambus typicus
Family Cheirocratidae[edit]
1 species
Family Corophiidae[edit]
14 species including
- Chelicorophium chelicorne
- Corophium arenarium
- Corophium crassicorne
- Corophium curvispinum
- Corophium volutator
- Ericthonius punctatus
Family Crangonyctidae[edit]
1 species
Family Eusiridae[edit]
6 species
Family Calliopidae[edit]
1 species
Family Dexaminidae[edit]
8 species including
Family Eulimnogammaridae[edit]
Family Gammaridae[edit]
15-16 species
- Echinogammarus marinus
- Echinogammarus pirloti
- Echinogammarus stoerensis
- Gammarus duebeni
- Gammarus finmarchicus
- Gammarus lacustris
- Gammarus locusta
- Gammarus pulex
- Gammarus tigrinus
- Gammarus zaddachi
Family Gammarellidae[edit]
2 species
Family Megaluropidae[edit]
1 species
Family Talitridae (landhoppers, sandhoppers, sand fleas)[edit]
6 species
- Arcitalitrus dorrieni
- Orchestia gammarellus
- Orchestia mediterranea
- Pseudorchestoidea brito
- Talitrus saltator
- Talorchestia deshayesii
Family Melphidippidae[edit]
2 species
Family Haustoriidae[edit]
1 species
Family Hyperiidae[edit]
7 species including
Family Hyalidae[edit]
6 species
Family Ischyroceridae[edit]
14 species including
Family Leucothoidae[edit]
4 species
Family Colomastigidae[edit]
1 species
Family Cressidae[edit]
1 species
Family Stenothoidae[edit]
10 species including
Family Lysianassidae[edit]
42 species including
Family Synopiidae[edit]
2 species
Family Argissidae[edit]
1 species
Family Iphimediidae[edit]
6 species
Family Stegocephalidae[edit]
1 species
Family Acanthonotozomellidae[edit]
1 species
Family Epimeriidae[edit]
1 species
Family Liljeborgiidae[edit]
3 species
Family Pardaliscidae[edit]
1 species
Family Melitidae[edit]
13 species including
Family Niphargidae[edit]
3 species
- Microniphargus leruthi
- Niphargus kochianus subsp. irlandicus
- Niphargus wexfordensis
Family Oedicerotidae[edit]
11 species including
- Perioculodes longimanus
- Pontocrates altamarinus
- Pontocrates arenarius
- Monocorophium acherusicum
- Synchelidium maculatum
Family Pleustidae[edit]
5 species
Family Amphilochidae[edit]
5-6 species including
Family Cyproideidae[edit]
1 species
Family Phoxocephalidae[edit]
8-9 species
Family Photidae[edit]
8 species including
Family Pontoporeiidae[edit]
7 species
- Ampelisca aequicornis
- Bathyporeia elegans
- Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana
- Bathyporeia nana
- Bathyporeia pelagica
- Bathyporeia pilosa
- Bathyporeia tenuipes
Family Urothoidae[edit]
3 species
Family Isaeidae[edit]
2 species including
Family Microprotidae[check spelling][edit]
1 species
Family Cheluridae[edit]
1 species
Family Dulichiidae[edit]
2 species
Family Podoceridae[edit]
3 species
Family Phtisicidae[edit]
2 species
Family Mimonectidae[edit]
2? species
Family Scinidae[edit]
10 species
Family Lanceolidae[edit]
5 species
Family Vibiliidae[edit]
4 species
Family Cystisomatidae[edit]
4 species
Family Dairellidae[edit]
1 species
Family Phronimidae[edit]
1 species
Family Phrosinidae[edit]
3 species
Family Pronoidae[edit]
1species
Family Brachyscelidae[edit]
1 species
Family Tryphanidae[edit]
1 species
Family Platyscelidae[edit]
1 species
Order Bathynellacea[edit]
Family Bathynellidae[edit]
1 species
Order Cumacea (hooded shrimp, comma shrimp)[edit]
Family Bodotriidae[edit]
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9 species including
Family Diastylidae[edit]
12 species including
Family Leuconidae[edit]
2 species
Family Nannastacidae[edit]
6 species
Family Pseudocumatidae[edit]
2 species
Family Lampropidae[edit]
2 species
Order Euphausiacea[edit]
Family Bentheuphausiidae[edit]
1 species
Family Euphausiidae[edit]
13 species
Order Decapoda[edit]
Family Aristeidae[edit]
1 species
Family Benthesicymidae[edit]
2 species
Family Solenoceridae[edit]
1 species
Family Sergestidae[edit]
3 species
Family Stenopodidae[edit]
1 species
Family Pasiphaeidae[edit]
4 species
Family Oplophoridae[edit]
9 species
Family Bresiliidae[edit]
1 species
Family Nematocarcinidae[edit]
2 species
Family Palaemonidae[edit]
6 species
Family Processidae[edit]
2 species
Family Lithodidae[edit]
2 species
Family Chirostylidae[edit]
3 species
Family Homolidae[edit]
1 species
Family Cymonomidae[edit]
1 species
Family Glyphocrangonidae[edit]
1 species
Family Laomediidae[edit]
1 species
Family Polychelidae[edit]
8 species
Family Akanthophoreidae[edit]
Family Alpheidae (snapping shrimp, pistol shrimp, alpheid shrimp)[edit]
3 species including
Family Astacidae (freshwater crayfish)[edit]
1 species
- Austropotamobius pallipes (white-clawed crayfish, Atlantic stream crayfish)
Family Atelecyclidae[edit]
1 species
- Atelecyclus rotundatus (circular crab, round crab, old man's face crab)
Family Thiidae[edit]
1 species
Family Axiidae[edit]
2 species including
Family Callianassidae[edit]
2 species including
- Callianassa subterranea (mud shrimp, ghost shrimp)
Family Calliopiidae[edit]
Family Cancridae[edit]
2 species including
- Cancer pagurus (edible crab, brown crab)
Family Corystidae[edit]
1 species
- Corystes cassivelaunus (masked crab, helmet crab, sand crab)
Family Crangonidae[edit]
11 species including
- Crangon allmanni
- Crangon crangon (brown shrimp, common shrimp, bay shrimp, sand shrimp)
- Pontophilus spinosus
Family Diogenidae (left-handed hermit crabs)[edit]
1 species
- Diogenes pugilator (small hermit crab, south-claw hermit crab)
Family Epialtidae[edit]
Family Galatheidae[edit]
10 species including
- Galathea intermedia
- Galathea nexa
- Galathea squamifera (black squat lobster, Montagu's plated lobster)
- Galathea strigosa
- Munida rugosa (rugose squat lobster, plated lobster)
Family Goneplacidae[edit]
1 species
- Goneplax rhomboides (angular crab)
Family Grapsidae (marsh crabs, shore crabs, talon crabs)[edit]
2 species including
- Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese mitten crab, Shanghai hairy crab)
Family Hippolytidae (broken-back shrimp, anemone shrimp)[edit]
13 species including
Family Inachidae[edit]
- Inachus dorsettensis (scorpion spider crab)
- Inachus leptochirus
- Inachus phalangium (Leach's spider crab)
- Macropodia rostrata (common spider crab, long-legged spider crab, long-legged crab)
- Macropodia tenuirostris (slender spider crab)
Family Leucosiidae[edit]
5 species including
- Ebalia tuberosa (Pennant's nut crab)
- Ebalia tumefacta (Bryer's nut crab)
Family Majidae[edit]
17 species including
- Eurynome aspera
- Eurynome spinosa
- Maja brachydactyla
- Maja squinado (European spider crab, spiny spider crab, spinous spider crab)
Family Nephropidae (lobsters)[edit]
- Homarus gammarus (European/common lobster)
3 species including
- Nephrops norvegicus (Norway lobster, Dublin Bay prawn, langoustine, scampi)
Family Paguridae[edit]
11 species including
- Anapagurus chiroacanthus
- Anapagurus hyndmanni
- Anapagurus laevis
- Cestopagurus timidus
- Pagurus bernhardus (common hermit crab, soldier crab)
- Pagurus cuanensis
- Pagurus prideaux
- Pagurus pubescens
Family Parapaguridae[edit]
1 species
Family Oregoniidae[edit]
- Hyas araneus (great spider crab)
- Hyas coarctatus
Family Palaemonidae[edit]
- Palaemon elegans
- Palaemon serratus (common prawn)
- Palaemonetes varians (common ditch shrimp, river shrimp, Atlantic ditch shrimp)
Family Palinuridae[edit]
2 species including
- Palinurus elephas (European spiny lobster, crayfish, cray, common spiny lobster, Mediterranean lobster, red lobster)
Family Pandalidae[edit]
5 species including
- Pandalus montagui (pink shrimp, Aesop shrimp, Aesop prawn)
Family Pilumnidae[edit]
- Pilumnus hirtellus (bristly crab, hairy crab)
Family Pinnotheridae[edit]
2 species including
- Pinnotheres pisum (pea crab)
Family Pirimelidae[edit]
1 species
Family Porcellanidae (porcelain crab)[edit]
2 species
- Pisidia longicornis (long-clawed porcelain crab)
- Porcellana platycheles (broad-clawed porcelain crab)
Family Portunidae (swimming crabs)[edit]
14 species including
- Carcinus maenas (European green crab, European shore crab)
- Liocarcinus corrugatus (wrinkled swimming crab)
- Liocarcinus depurator (harbour crab, sandy swimming crab)
- Liocarcinus holsatus (flying crab)
- Liocarcinus marmoreus (marbled swimming crab)
- Liocarcinus navigator (arch-fronted swimming crab)
- Liocarcinus pusillus (dwarf swimming crab)
- Necora puber (velvet crab)
- Portumnus latipes (pennant's swimming crab)
Family Geryonidae[edit]
3 species
Family Thoridae (broken-back shrimp, anemone shrimp)[edit]
Family Upogebiidae[edit]
2 species
Family Xanthidae (mud crabs, pebble crabs, rubble crabs)[edit]
6 species including
Order Isopoda[edit]
Family Anthuridae[edit]
Family Arcturidae[edit]
3 species
Family Armadillidiidae (pill bugs, roly polies, doodle bugs)[edit]
7 species
- Armadillidium album
- Armadillidium vulgare (pill-bug, pill woodlouse, roly-poly, doodle bug, potato bug, carpenter)
Family Asellidae[edit]
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- Asellus aquaticus (waterlouse, aquatic sowbug, water hoglouse)
- Proasellus meridianus (one-spotted waterlouse, one-spotted water-slater)
Family Atylidae[edit]
Family Cirolanidae[edit]
10 species
- Eurydice pulchra (speckled sea louse)
- Eurydice affinis
Family Idoteidae[edit]
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8 species
Family Janiridae[edit]
10 species
Family Ligiidae[edit]
1 species
- Ligia oceanica (sea slater, common sea slater, sea roach)
Family Limnoriidae (gribble worms)[edit]
2 species
- Limnoria lignorum (gribble)
Family Munnidae[edit]
4 species
Family Oniscidae[edit]
1 species
- Oniscus asellus (common woodlouse)
Family Philosciidae[edit]
1 species
- Philoscia muscorum (common striped woodlouse, fast woodlouse)
Family Porcellionidae[edit]
8 species
- Porcellio scaber (common rough woodlouse)
- Porcellionides pruinosus
Family Sphaeromatidae[edit]
- Dynamene bidentata
- Lekanesphaera hookeri
- Lekanesphaera rugicauda (Sphaeroma rugicauda)
- Sphaeroma serratum
Family Trichoniscidae[edit]
13 species
- Androniscus dentiger (rosy / pink woodlouse)
- Trichoniscus pusillus (common pygmy woodlouse)
Family Paramunnidae[edit]
2 species
Family Pleurogonidae[edit]
2 species
Family Thambematidae[edit]
1 species
Family Desmosomatidae[edit]
2 species
Family Eurycopidae[edit]
6 species
Family Ischnomesidae[edit]
2 species
Family Munnopsididae[edit]
2 species
Family Bopyridae[edit]
7 species
Family Hemioniscidae[edit]
1 species
Family Phryxidae[edit]
3 species
Family Styloniscidae[edit]
1 species
Family Halophilosciidae[edit]
1 species
Family Platyarthridae[edit]
1 species
Family Cylisticidae[edit]
1 species
Family Leptanthuridae[edit]
1 species
Family Ancinidae[edit]
1 species
Family Aegidae[edit]
6 species
Family Dendrotiidae[edit]
2 species
Family Haploniscidae[edit]
10 species
Family Ilyarachnidae[edit]
1 species
Order Mysida (opossum shrimps)[edit]
Family Petalophthalmidae[edit]
3 species
Family Mysidae[edit]
66 species including
- Gastrosaccus spinifer
- Hemimysis anomala (bloody-red mysid)
- Leptomysis gracilis
- Leptomysis lingvura
- Mysis relicta
- Neomysis integer
- Praunus flexuosus (chameleon shrimp)
Order Tanaidacea (tanaids)[edit]
- Pseudoparatanais batei (incerta sedis)
Family Tanaidae[edit]
1 species
Family Paratanaidae[edit]
2 species
Family Anarthruridae[edit]
3 species
Family Typhlotanaidae[edit]
2 species
Family Nototanaidae[edit]
1species
Family Neotanaidae[edit]
2 species
Family Apseudidae[edit]
1 species
Family Sphyrapidae[edit]
2 species
Class Maxillopoda[edit]
Order Arguloida[edit]
Family Argulidae (carp lice, fish lice)[edit]
2 species including
- Argulus foliaceus (common fish louse)
Order Misophrioida[edit]
Family Misophriidae[edit]
1 species
Order Calanoida[edit]
Family Calocalanidae[edit]
5 species including
Family Diaptomidae[edit]
6 species including
Family Temoridae[edit]
4 species
Family Metridinidae[edit]
10 species
Family Centropagidae[edit]
6 species
Family Lucicutiidae[edit]
8 species
Family Heterorhabdidae[edit]
12 species
Family Augaptilidae[edit]
28 species
Family Arietellidae[edit]
6 species
Family Nullosetigeridae[edit]
2 species
Family Pseudocyclopidae[edit]
2 species
Family Candaciidae[edit]
6 species
Family Pontellidae[edit]
4 species
Family Parapontellidae[edit]
1 species
Family Bathypontiidae[edit]
1 species
Family Acartiidae[edit]
4 species
Family Clausocalanidae[edit]
5 species
Family Calanidae[edit]
7 species
Family Mecynoceridae[edit]
1 species
Family Eucalanidae[edit]
4 species
Family Megacalanidae[edit]
3 species
Family Paracalanidae[edit]
3 species
Family Spinocalanidae[edit]
7 species
Family Aetideidae[edit]
35 species
Family Euchaetidae[edit]
12 species
Family Phaennidae[edit]
12 species
Family Scolecitrichidae[edit]
22 species
Family Diaixidae[edit]
2 species
Family Stephidae[edit]
3 species
Family Tharybidae[edit]
3 species
Family Pseudocyclopiidae[edit]
1 species
Order Kentrogonida[edit]
Family Sacculinidae[edit]
1 species
Order Apygophora[edit]
Family Trypetesidae[edit]
2 species
Order Cyclopoida[edit]
Family Enteropsidae[edit]
Family Oithonidae[edit]
6 species
Family Cyclopinidae[edit]
8 species
Family Oithonidae[edit]
6 species
Family Cyclopinidae[edit]
8 species
Family Cyclopidae[edit]
41 species
Family Notodelphyidae[edit]
23 species
Family Ascidicolidae [edit]
12 species
Order Harpacticoida[edit]
Family Cylindropsyllidae[edit]
3 species
Family Dactylopusiidae[edit]
Family Harpacticidae[edit]
12 species
- Tigriopus brevicornis (tigger-pod)
Family Longipediidae[edit]
6 species
Family Canuellidae[edit]
2 species
Family Aegisthidae[edit]
2 species
Family Ectinosomatidae[edit]
16-17 species
Family Darcythompsoniidae[edit]
2 species
Family Euterpinidae[edit]
1 species
Family Tachidiidae[edit]
5 species
Family Thompsonulidae[edit]
1 species
Family Tisbidae[edit]
18 species
Family Porcellidiidae[edit]
4-5 species
Family Peltidiidae[edit]
8 species
Family Clytemnestridae[edit]
2 species
Family Tegastidae[edit]
4 species
Family Thalestridae[edit]
34 species
Family Ambunguipedidae[edit]
1 species
Family Balaenophilidae[edit]
1 species
Family Parastenheliidae[edit]
1 species
Family Diosaccidae[edit]
38 species
Family Metidae[edit]
1 species
Family Ameiridae[edit]
23 species
Family Paramesochridae[edit]
5 species
Family Tetragonicipitidae[edit]
6 species
Family Canthocamptidae[edit]
26 species
Family Orthopsyllidae[edit]
1 species
Family Leptastacidae[edit]
2 species
Family Cletodidae[edit]
8 species
Family Huntemanniidae[edit]
1 species
Family Rhizothricidae[edit]
3 species
Family Argestidae[edit]
2 species
Family Laophontidae[edit]
36 species
Family Laophontopsidae[edit]
1 species
Family Normanellidae[edit]
2 species
Family Ancorabolidae[edit]
3 species
Order Mormonilloida[edit]
Family Mormonillidae[edit]
2 species
Order Poecilostomatoida[edit]
Family Ergasilidae[edit]
3 species
Family Rhynchomolgidae[edit]
4 species
Family Macrochironidae[edit]
1 species
Family Sabelliphilidae[edit]
4 species
Family Lichomolgidae[edit]
16-17 species
Family Pseudanthessiidae[edit]
5 species
Family Oncaeidae[edit]
14 species
Family Sapphirinidae[edit]
2 species
Family Clausidiidae[edit]
3 species
Family Synaptiphilidae[edit]
1 species
Family Mytilicolidae[edit]
3 species
Family Anthessiidae[edit]
1 species
Family Myicolidae[edit]
1 species
Family Corycaeidae[edit]
2-3 species
Family Bomolochidae[edit]
2 species
Family Taeniacanthidae[edit]
2 species
Family Chondracanthidae[edit]
6 species
Family Splanchnotrophidae[edit]
3 species
Family Philichthyidae[edit]
1 species
Family Lamippidae[edit]
2 species
Family Synapticolidae[edit]
1 species
Family Phyllodicolidae[edit]
1 species
Family Herpyllobiidae[edit]
1 species
Order Siphonostomatoida[edit]
Family Rataniidae[edit]
1 species
Family Asterocheridae[edit]
16 species
Family Artotrogidae[edit]
1 species
Family Dyspontiidae[edit]
5 species
Family Nanaspididae[edit]
1 species
Family Micropontiidae[edit]
1 species
Family Cancerillidae[edit]
2 species
Family Nicothoidae[edit]
8 species
Family Melinnacheridae[edit]
1 species
Family Caligidae[edit]
18 species including
Family Trebiidae[edit]
1 species
Family Pandaridae[edit]
3 species
Family Cecropidae[edit]
3 species
Family Dichelesthiidae[edit]
1species
Family Hatschekiidae[edit]
1 species
Family Lernanthropidae[edit]
1 species
Family Pennellidae[edit]
6 species
Family Sphyriidae[edit]
2 species
Family Lernaeopodidae[edit]
10-11 species
Order Monstrilloida[edit]
Family Monstrillidae[edit]
7 species
Order Scalpellomorpha[edit]
Family Lepadidae[edit]
6 species
- Lepas anatifera (pelagic gooseneck barnacle, smooth gooseneck barnacle)
- Dosima fascicularis
Order Scalpelliformes[edit]
Family Scalpellidae[edit]
4 species including
Order Sessilia (acorn barnacles)[edit]
Family Coronulidae[edit]
2 species
Family Tetraclitidae[edit]
1 species
Family Archaeobalanidae[edit]
3 species including
Family Balanidae[edit]
6-7 species including
Family Chthamalidae[edit]
2 species
- Chthamalus montagui (Montagu's stellate barnacle)
- Chthamalus stellatus (Poli's stellate barnacle)
Family Pyrgomatidae[edit]
1 species
- Megatrema anglicum (Boscia anglica)
Family Verrucidae[edit]
1 species
Order Porocephalida[edit]
Family Linguatulidae[edit]
1 species
Order Platycopioida[edit]
Family Platycopiidae [edit]
1species
Class Ostracoda (seed shrimps)[edit]
Order Myodocopida[edit]
Family Cylindroleberididae[edit]
2 species
Family Philomedidae[edit]
1species
Order Halocyprida[edit]
Family Polycopidae[edit]
2 species
Order Podocopida[edit]
Family Bythocytheridae[edit]
2-3 species
Family Cytheridae[edit]
1species
Family Cytherideidae[edit]
4 species
Family Krithidae[edit]
1 species
Family Cuneocytheridae[edit]
1 species
Family Cytheruridae[edit]
13 species
Family Hemicytheridae[edit]
5 species
Family Leptocytheridae[edit]
4 species
Family Limnocytheridae[edit]
5 species
Family Loxoconchidae[edit]
8 species
Family Neocytherideidae[edit]
1 species
Family Paradoxostomatidae[edit]
11 species
Family Trachyleberididae[edit]
6 species
Family Xestoleberididae[edit]
2 species
Family Darwinulidae[edit]
2 species
Family Candonidae[edit]
22 species including
Family Cyprididae[edit]
25 species including
Family Ilyocyprididae[edit]
2 species
Family Pontocyprididae[edit]
3 species
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Species Browser".
- ^ "Species Browser".
- ^ "Irish Brown Crab - Species Information: Specialists in Irish brown crab, brown crab recipes, and preparing crab".
- ^ "Crabs".
- ^ "Crustacea". www.askaboutireland.ie.
- ^ "SShore Angling & Charter Boat Fishing in Ireland - THE BAITS TO USE - CRAB".
- ^ "Crab species". 22 August 2012.
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- ^ "Holdings: The Irish wood-lice, with descriptions and figures..."
- P. J. Hayward and J. S. Ryland Eds., 1999 The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: Volume II: Molluscs to Chordates Oxford University Press ISBN 9780198575153
- Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E.(eds) 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas.Ulster Museum and The Marine Conservation Society, Belfast and Ross-on-Wye.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
- Ferriss, S. E.; Smith, K. G.; Inskipp, T. P., eds. (2009). "Irish Biodiversity: a taxonomic inventory of fauna" (PDF). National Parks & Wildlife Service.
- Roche, C.; Clarke, S.; O’Connor, B. (2005). "Inventory of Irish marine wildlife publications, Irish Wildlife Manuals, No. 16" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Dublin, Ireland.
- Fauna Europaea (land and freshwater) finds 207 species in Ireland for Subphylum Crustacea