Homarus
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Homarus is a genus of large clawed marine lobsters that includes commercially important species such as the American and European lobsters.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Homarus americanus | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | segmented body with cephalothorax and abdomen ⓘ |
| class | Malacostraca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | clawed lobsters ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | subject to fishing pressure ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of large clawed marine lobsters ⓘ |
| describedBy | William Elford Leach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| development | larval planktonic stages ⓘ |
| distribution |
North Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern North Atlantic ⓘ western North Atlantic ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole | benthic crustaceans ⓘ |
| economicImportance | commercially important seafood ⓘ |
| family | Nephropidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | omnivorous scavengers ⓘ |
| fishedFor | meat ⓘ |
| habitat |
continental shelf waters
ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
asymmetrical claws (crusher and cutter)
ⓘ
five pairs of walking legs ⓘ hard exoskeleton ⓘ large chelae (claws) ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commercial fisheries
ⓘ
human food ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Homarus americanus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homarus gammarus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
tail-flip escape response
ⓘ
walking on seafloor ⓘ |
| namedBy | William Elford Leach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Homarus americanus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homarus gammarus ⓘ |
| order | Decapoda ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Nephropidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylogeneticGroup | true lobsters ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Nephrops norvegicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| skeletonType | chitinous exoskeleton ⓘ |
| subphylum | Crustacea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Homarus gammarus ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Homarus americanus