Homolodromioidea

Homolodromiidae

Homolodromiidae

Family of crabs

Homolodromiidae is a family of crabs, the only family in the superfamily Homolodromioidea.[1] In contrast to other crabs, including the closely related Homolidae, there is no strong linea homolica along which the exoskeleton breaks open during ecdysis.[2] The family comprises two genera, Dicranodromia, which has 18 species, and Homolodromia, with five species.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot; Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part 1. An Annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  2. [2]
    Carrie E. Schweitzer; Torrey G. Nyborg; R. M. Feldmann; Richard L. M. Ross (2004). "Homolidae de Haan, 1839 and Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1900 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Pacific Northwest of North America and a reassessment of their fossil records" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 78 (1): 133–149. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078<0133:HDHAHA>2.0.CO;2.


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