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 superseded combination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). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Type locality contained in Marstrand  
type locality contained in Marstrand [details]
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107253 on 2024-03-29
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original description  (of Cancer gammarus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [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. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris; vol I (1834): i-xxxv + 1-468, vol. II (1837): 2: 1-532, vol. III (1840): 1-638, pls. 1–42. , 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. <em>Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae.</em> 832 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551417 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

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]  OpenAccess publication 

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  PDF available [request] 

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]   

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  PDF available [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]   

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]  OpenAccess publication 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
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]
LanguageName 
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]