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Homolodromiidae

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Homolodromiidae is a family of crabs, the only family in the superfamily Homolodromioidea. In contrast to other crabs, including the closely related Homolidae, there is no strong linea homolica along which the exoskeleton breaks open during ecdysis. The family comprises two genera, Dicranodromia, which has 18 species, and Homolodromia, with five species.

Species

コウナガカムリ科

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderDecapoda
  5. FamilyHomolodromiidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded399

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Specimen records
18
With media
7
Family
Homolodromiidae
Collections
CAS, USNM, MNHN, WAM
Recorded in
Philippines, Ecuador, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Australia, Madagascar, Iles Tonga, Salomon Sea, Bismarck Sea

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Homolodromioidea
Image
Dicranodromia mahieuxii.jpg
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Commons category
Homolodromiidae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Homolodromiidae
topic's main category
Category:Homolodromiidae
taxon author citation
Alcock, 1900
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Homolodromiidae is a family of crabs, the only family in the superfamily Homolodromioidea. In contrast to other crabs, including the closely related Homolidae, there is no strong linea homolica along which the exoskeleton breaks open during ecdysis. The family comprises two genera, Dicranodromia, which has 18 species, and Homolodromia, with five species.

==References==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Homolodromiidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.