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WoRMS taxon details

Homarus Weber, 1795

Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

106862 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106862)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Cancer gammarus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parent

Nephropidae Dana, 1852

Orig. name

Homarus Weber, 1795

Synonymised names

Hoploparia (Homarus) Weber, 1795 † · unaccepted > superseded rank

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Species Homarus americanus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
Species Homarus brittonestris Stenzel, 1945 †
Species Homarus fami Garassino, Pasini & Nyborg in Garassino, Pasini, Nyborg & Haggart, 2021 †
Species Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Homarus hungaricus Tshudy, Hyžný, Dulai & Jagt, 2018 †
Species Homarus lehmanni Haas, 1889 †
Species Homarus mickelsoni (Bishop, 1985) †
Species Homarus morrisi Quayle, 1987 †
Species Homarus neptunianus Polkowsky, 2004 †
Species Homarus senonensis Forir, 1887 †
Species Homarus travisensis Stenzel, 1945 †
Species Homarus alpinus Van Straelen, 1936 † accepted as Hoploparia alpinus (Van Straelen, 1936) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Homarus blainvilii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus boscii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus Bosqueti Pelseneer, 1886 † accepted as Oncopareia bredai Bosquet, 1854 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus capensis (Herbst, 1792) accepted as Homarinus capensis (Herbst, 1792) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Homarus cottaldi Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus cuvieri Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus davisi Stenzel, 1945 † accepted as Palaeohomarus davisi (Stenzel, 1945) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Homarus desmarestii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus dorbignyi Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus edwardsii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Homarus fabricii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus Fraasi Böhm, 1891 † accepted as Hoploparia fraasi (Böhm, 1891) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Homarus guerini Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus herbstii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus lamarckii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus latreillii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus linei Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus lucasii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus michelini Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
Species Homarus pelseneeri Van Straelen, 1936 † accepted as Hoploparia pelseneeri (Van Straelen, 1936) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Homarus percyi Van Beneden, 1872 † accepted as Hoploparia percyi (Van Beneden, 1872) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Homarus sowerbyi Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 † accepted as Hoploparia edwardsii (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Homarus trigeri Van Straelen, 1936 † accepted as Hoploparia trigeri (Van Straelen, 1936) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Homarus vulgaris H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Weber, F. (1795). Nomenclator entomologicus secundum Entomologiam systematicum ill. Fabricii adjectis speciebus recens detectis et varietatibus. i-viii, 1-171. Chilonii et Hamburgii.
page(s): 94 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Homarus Weber, 1795. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106862 on 2024-05-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Türkay, Michael

2009-02-23 11:12:11Z

changed

Chan, Tin-Yam

2019-12-02 11:22:13Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2022-10-18 11:52:17Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

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original description Weber, F. (1795). Nomenclator entomologicus secundum Entomologiam systematicum ill. Fabricii adjectis speciebus recens detectis et varietatibus. i-viii, 1-171. Chilonii et Hamburgii.
page(s): 94 [details]

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. Diversity. 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors

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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 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. FAO fisheries Synopsis. 125(13): 1–292. [details] Available for editors

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additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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