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Nephropidae Dana, 1852 
AphiaID: 106741

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Eucarida (Superorder) > Decapoda (Order) > Macrura Reptantia (Suborder) > Astacidea (Infraorder) > Nephropoidea (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Nephropoidea
Sources  basis of record: Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, 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. 284-292 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Chan, T.Y., 2010. Annotated Checklist of the World’s Marine Lobsters (Crustacea: Decapoda: Astacidea, Glypheidea, Achelata, Polychelida). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement No. 23: 153–181. [details]

additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Dutch echte zeekreeften  [details]
English lobsters  [details]
English true lobsters and lobsterettes  [details]
Swedish humrar  [details]
All child
taxa

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 Genus Dinochelus Ahyong, Chan & Bouchet, 2010
  » Species Dinochelus ausubeli Ahyong, Chan & Bouchet, 2010
Genus Eunephrops Smith, 1885
  » Species Eunephrops bairdii Smith, 1885
» Species Eunephrops cadenasi Chace, 1939
» Species Eunephrops luckhursti Manning, 1997
» Species Eunephrops manningi Holthuis, 1974
Genus Homarinus Kornfield, Williams & Steneck, 1995
  » Species Homarinus capensis (Herbst, 1792)
Genus Homarus Weber, 1795
  » Species Homarus americanus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
» Species Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Homarus capensis (Herbst, 1792) accepted as Homarinus capensis (Herbst, 1792)
» Species Homarus vulgaris H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Metanephrops Jenkins, 1972
  » Species Metanephrops andamanicus (Wood-Mason, 1892)
» Species Metanephrops arafurensis (De Man, 1905)
» Species Metanephrops armatus Chan & Yu, 1991
» Species Metanephrops australiensis (Bruce, 1966)
» Species Metanephrops binghami (Boone, 1927)
» Species Metanephrops boschmai (Holthuis, 1964)
» Species Metanephrops challengeri (Balss, 1914)
» Species Metanephrops formosanus Chan & Yu, 1987
» Species Metanephrops japonicus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1873)
» Species Metanephrops mozambicus Macpherson, 1990
» Species Metanephrops neptunus (Bruce, 1965)
» Species Metanephrops rubellus (Moreira, 1903)
» Species Metanephrops sagamiensis (Parisi, 1917)
» Species Metanephrops sibogae (De Man, 1916)
» Species Metanephrops sinensis (Bruce, 1966)
» Species Metanephrops taiwanicus (Hu, 1983)
» Species Metanephrops thomsoni (Bate, 1888)
» Species Metanephrops velutinus Chan & Yu, 1991
Subfamily Neophoberinae Glaessner, 1969
  » Genus Acanthacaris Bate, 1888
  » Species Acanthacaris caeca A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
» Species Acanthacaris tenuimana Bate, 1888
» Species Acanthacaris opipara Burukovsky & Musij, 1976 accepted as Acanthacaris tenuimana Bate, 1888
Genus Neophoberus
  » Species Neophoberus caecus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1881) accepted as Acanthacaris caeca A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
Genus Nephropides Manning, 1969
  » Species Nephropides caribaeus Manning, 1969
» Species Nephropides birsteini Zarenkov & Semenov, 1972 accepted as Thymops birsteini (Zarenkov & Semenov, 1972)
Genus Nephrops Leach, 1814
  » Species Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Nephrops andamanicus Wood-Mason, 1892 accepted as Metanephrops andamanicus (Wood-Mason, 1892)
» Species Nephrops arafurensis de Man, 1905 accepted as Metanephrops arafurensis (De Man, 1905)
» Species Nephrops australiensis Bruce, 1966 accepted as Metanephrops australiensis (Bruce, 1966)
» Species Nephrops binghami Boone, 1927 accepted as Metanephrops binghami (Boone, 1927)
» Species Nephrops boschmai Holthuis, 1964 accepted as Metanephrops boschmai (Holthuis, 1964)
» Species Nephrops challengeri Balss, 1914 accepted as Metanephrops challengeri (Balss, 1914)
» Species Nephrops intermedius Balss, 1921 accepted as Metanephrops sagamiensis (Parisi, 1917)
» Species Nephrops japonicus Tapparone-Canefri, 1873 accepted as Metanephrops japonicus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1873)
» Species Nephrops neptunus Bruce, 1965 accepted as Metanephrops neptunus (Bruce, 1965)
» Species Nephrops occidentalis Randall, 1840 accepted as Enoplometopus occidentalis (Randall, 1840)
» Species Nephrops rubellus Moreira, 1903 accepted as Metanephrops rubellus (Moreira, 1903)
» Species Nephrops sagamiensis Parisi, 1917 accepted as Metanephrops sagamiensis (Parisi, 1917)
» Species Nephrops sibogae de Man, 1916 accepted as Metanephrops sibogae (De Man, 1916)
» Species Nephrops sinensis Bruce, 1966 accepted as Metanephrops sinensis (Bruce, 1966)
» Species Nephrops thomsoni Bate, 1888 accepted as Metanephrops thomsoni (Bate, 1888)
Genus Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 1872
  » Species Nephropsis acanthura Macpherson, 1990
» Species Nephropsis aculeata Smith, 1881
» Species Nephropsis agassizii A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
» Species Nephropsis atlantica Norman, 1882
» Species Nephropsis carpenteri Wood-Mason, 1885
» Species Nephropsis ensirostris Alcock, 1901
» Species Nephropsis holthuisi Macpherson, 1993
» Species Nephropsis malhaensis Borradaile, 1910
» Species Nephropsis neglecta Holthuis, 1974
» Species Nephropsis occidentalis Faxon, 1893
» Species Nephropsis rosea Bate, 1888
» Species Nephropsis serrata Macpherson, 1993
» Species Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872
» Species Nephropsis suhmi Bate, 1888
» Species Nephropsis sulcata Macpherson, 1990
» Species Nephropsis aculeatus Smith, 1881 accepted as Nephropsis aculeata Smith, 1881
» Species Nephropsis grandis Zarenkov, 2006 accepted as Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872
» Species Nephropsis hamadai Watabe & Ikeda, 1994 accepted as Nephropsis serrata Macpherson, 1993
» Species Nephropsis lyra Zarenkov, 2006 accepted as Nephropsis serrata Macpherson, 1993
» Species Nephropsis macphersoni Watabe & Iizuka, 1999 accepted as Nephropsis holthuisi Macpherson, 1993
» Species Nephropsis meteor Zarenkov, 2006 accepted as Nephropsis suhmi Bate, 1888
» Species Nephropsis pseudoserrata Zarenkov, 2006 accepted as Nephropsis serrata Macpherson, 1993
Genus Phoberus
  » Species Phoberus brevirostris Tung, Wang & Li, 1985 accepted as Acanthacaris tenuimana Bate, 1888
» Species Phoberus caecus A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 accepted as Acanthacaris caeca A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
Genus Thaumastocheles Wood-Mason, 1874
  » Species Thaumastocheles dochmiodon Chan & Saint Laurent, 1999
» Species Thaumastocheles japonicus Calman, 1913
» Species Thaumastocheles zaleucus (Thomson, 1873)
Genus Thaumastochelopsis Bruce, 1988
  » Species Thaumastochelopsis brucei Ahyong, Chu & Chan, 2007
» Species Thaumastochelopsis wardi Bruce, 1988
» Species Thaumastochelopsis plantei Burukovsky, 2005 (nomen dubium, This is probably a species of Ctenocheles (not a lobster))
Genus Thymopides Burukovsky & Averin, 1977
  » Species Thymopides grobovi (Burukovsky & Averin, 1976)
» Species Thymopides laurentae Segonzac & Macpherson, 2003
Genus Thymops Holthuis, 1974
  » Species Thymops birsteini (Zarenkov & Semenov, 1972)
» Species Thymops takedai Ahyong, Webber & Chan, 2012
Genus Thymopsis Holthuis, 1974
  » Species Thymopsis nilenta Holthuis, 1974
Genus Wongastacia
  » Species Wongastacia taiwanica Hu, 1983 accepted as Metanephrops taiwanicus (Hu, 1983)

Genus Bellator Burukovsky & Averin, 1976 accepted as Thymopides Burukovsky & Averin, 1977
  » Species Bellator grobovi Burukovsky & Averin, 1976 accepted as Thymopides grobovi (Burukovsky & Averin, 1976)
Environment marine
Feedingtypes  omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Notes  Authority: Authority taken from d'Udekem d'Acoz [details]

Classification: Included in Infraordo Nephropidea by d'Udekem d'Acoz [details]

Description: Body tubular; carapace with a well developed rostrum; first three pairs of legs with pincers, first pair much larger than others; antennae cylindrical, much longer than the body [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106741
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Türkay, Michael
2005-12-28 19:00:22Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2009-02-26 08:04:55Z  checked  Chan, Tin-Yam
  
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  Citation: Chan, T.; Türkay, M. (2013). Nephropidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106741 on 2013-06-20
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