Crustaceans
Crustaceans are animals with an exoskeleton, segemented bodies, two antennae, and jointed legs. Common crustaceans in salt marshes include crabs, shrimp, and scuds (amphipods).
Info on blue crabs
Info on fiddler crabs
Info on grass shrimp
Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)
Worms
Worms include a number of different unrelated groups of legless, soft-bodied animals that are generall long and skinny without a well-diffentiated head. The most conspicous salt marsh worms are polychaetes, which belong to the annelids - segmented worms that include earthworms.
