WoRMS taxon details
Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
107253 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107253)
accepted
Species
Astacus europeus Couch, 1837 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astacus marinus Fabricius, 1775 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer gammarus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Homarus vulgaris H. Milne Edwards, 1837 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cancer gammarus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in Marstrand
type locality contained in Marstrand [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107253 on 2026-05-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cancer gammarus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Homarus vulgaris H. Milne Edwards, 1837) Milne Edwards, H. (1834–1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details]
original description (of Astacus marinus Fabricius, 1775) Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis Sysnonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. [A System of Entomology, containing the Classes, Orders, Genera, and Species of Insects, with added Sysnonyms, Localities, Descriptions, and Observations.]. <em>Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae.</em> 832 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551417 [details]
original description (of Astacus europeus Couch, 1837) Couch, J. (1837). Observations on some circumstances attending the process of exuviation in shrimps and lobsters. <em>Magazine of Zoology and Botany.</em> 1: 170-173. [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]original description (of Homarus vulgaris H. Milne Edwards, 1837) Milne Edwards, H. (1834–1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details]
original description (of Astacus marinus Fabricius, 1775) Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis Sysnonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. [A System of Entomology, containing the Classes, Orders, Genera, and Species of Insects, with added Sysnonyms, Localities, Descriptions, and Observations.]. <em>Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae.</em> 832 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551417 [details]
original description (of Astacus europeus Couch, 1837) Couch, J. (1837). Observations on some circumstances attending the process of exuviation in shrimps and lobsters. <em>Magazine of Zoology and Botany.</em> 1: 170-173. [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (WoRCS)
Bianchi, C. N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Morri, C.; Froglia, C. (2022). Distribution and Ecology of Decapod Crustaceans in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review. <em>Diversity.</em> 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Continental shelf between 0 and 150 m depth; usually not deeper than 50 m. Found on hard substrates: rock or hard mud. The animals are nocturnal and territorial, living in holes or crevices. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | langustahomarigaforrja e madhe europiane | [details] |
| Arabic | saratan il bahr | [details] |
| Berber languages | taroucht | [details] |
| Catalan | llangantllamàntol | [details] |
| Danish | hummer | [details] |
| Dutch | zeekreeftNoordzeekreeftEuropese zeekreeftEuropese kreeft | [details] |
| English | Maine lobsterlobsterEuropean lobsterEuropean clawed lobstercommon lobster | [details] |
| French | homard Européenhomard | [details] |
| Galician | lumbrigante | [details] |
| German | HummerEuropäischer hummer | [details] |
| Italian | lupo di marelupicanteelefante di mareastice | [details] |
| Japanese | ヨーロッパロブスター | [details] |
| Ligurian | leguban | [details] |
| Maltese | liunfant | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Αστακοκαραβίδαastakós | [details] |
| Norwegian | hummer | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | hummer | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | hummar | [details] |
| Portuguese | navegantelavagantelabugante | [details] |
| Russian | omar | [details] |
| Spanish | homarbogavanteabacanto | [details] |
| Swedish | hummer | [details] |
| Turkish | stacozistakoz | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (52 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (518 publications) (from synonym Homarus vulgaris H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (92 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Homarus gammarus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (4292 nucleotides; 148 proteins)
To GenBank (4292 nucleotides; 148 proteins) (from synonym Cancer gammarus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (4292 nucleotides; 148 proteins) (from synonym Homarus vulgaris H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (9 records)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (52 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (518 publications) (from synonym Homarus vulgaris H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (92 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Homarus gammarus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (4292 nucleotides; 148 proteins)
To GenBank (4292 nucleotides; 148 proteins) (from synonym Cancer gammarus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (4292 nucleotides; 148 proteins) (from synonym Homarus vulgaris H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (9 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
