Paromola
Sign in to saveParomola is a genus of crabs within the family Homolidae. Members of the Homolidae genus have their fifth pereiopods (last pair of walking legs) in a sub-dorsal position, which allows them to hold objects, such as sponges, black corals and gorgonians, over the rear half of the carapace, in a possible defence mechanism against predators.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyHomolidae
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Paromola is a genus of crabs within the family Homolidae. Members of the Homolidae genus have their fifth pereiopods (last pair of walking legs) in a sub-dorsal position, which allows them to hold objects, such as sponges, black corals and gorgonians, over the rear half of the carapace, in a possible defence mechanism against predators.
==Species== Paromola bathyalis Paromola crosnieri Paromola cuvieri Paromola japonica Paromola macrochira Paromola rathbuni † Paromola vetula