Nephropidae

Family of large marine CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA. These are called clawed lobsters because they bear pincers on the first three pairs of legs. The American lobster and Cape lobster in the genus Homarus are commonly used for food.

Year introduced: 2003 (1972)

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.365.190.550

MeSH Unique ID: D008121

Registry Number: txid6704

Entry Terms:

• Homaridae
• Clawed Lobsters
• Clawed Lobster
• Lobster, Clawed
• Lobsters, Clawed
• Homarus

Previous Indexing:

• Crustacea (1966-1971)

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Eukaryota
Animals
Invertebrates
Arthropods
Crustacea
Decapoda
Nephropidae