Invertebrate Directory
Browse marine invertebrates — from cleanup crew essentials like snails and hermit crabs to display showpieces like giant clams and starfish. Find what's available from Australian reef shops.
39 species across 10 categories
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Shrimp
Reef-safe cleaners and scavengers
7 speciesSnails
The cleanup crew backbone
7 speciesCrabs & Hermits
Opportunistic scavengers
3 speciesStarfish & Sea Stars
Iconic reef invertebrates
4 speciesSea Urchins
Powerful algae grazers
5 speciesClams
Living jewels of the reef
3 speciesSea Cucumbers
Sand bed processors
3 speciesNudibranchs & Sea Slugs
Colourful specialist species
3 speciesFeather Dusters & Worms
Filter-feeding plumes
2 speciesLobsters & Other Crustaceans
Unique crustacean species
2 speciesShrimp
(7)Reef-safe cleaners and scavengers
Banded Coral Shrimp
Stenopus hispidus
Coral Banded Shrimp, Boxing Shrimp
Fire Shrimp
Lysmata debelius
Blood Red Shrimp, Scarlet Shrimp
Harlequin Shrimp
Hymenocera elegans
Harlequin Shrimp
Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata vittata
Peppermint Shrimp
Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus sp.
Snapping Shrimp
Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Scarlet Cleaner
Sexy Shrimp
Thor amboinensis
Anemone Shrimp
Snails
(7)The cleanup crew backbone
Astrea Snail
Astraea tecta
Astrea, Star Snail
Cerith Snail
Cerithium sp.
Cerith
Cowrie
Cypraea sp.
Money Cowrie, Tiger Cowrie
Fighting Conch
Strombus sp.
Conch, Sand Conch
Nassarius Snail
Nassarius sp.
Nassarius Vibex, Sand Snail
Trochus Snail
Trochus sp.
Trochus, Turban Snail
Turbo Snail
Turbo bruneus
Turban Snail, Turbo Snail
Crabs & Hermits
(3)Opportunistic scavengers
Starfish & Sea Stars
(4)Iconic reef invertebrates
Blue Linckia Starfish
Linckia laevigata
Blue Star, Blue Linckia
Brittle Starfish
Ophiocoma sp.
Brittle Star, Serpent Star
Fromia Starfish
Fromia sp.
Red Fromia, Orange Fromia
Sand Sifting Starfish
Astropecten polycanthus
Sand Star
Sea Urchins
(5)Powerful algae grazers
Collector Urchin
Tripneustes gratilla
Decorator Urchin
Long Spine Urchin
Diadema setosum
Diadema, Black Long Spine
Pencil Urchin
Heterocentrotus mamillatus
Slate Pencil Urchin
Pincushion Urchin
Pseudoboletia maculata
Short Spine Urchin
Tuxedo Urchin
Mespilia globulus
Globe Urchin, Sphere Urchin
Clams
(3)Living jewels of the reef
Sea Cucumbers
(3)Sand bed processors
Nudibranchs & Sea Slugs
(3)Colourful specialist species
Feather Dusters & Worms
(2)Filter-feeding plumes
Lobsters & Other Crustaceans
(2)Unique crustacean species