Homarus
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Homarus gammarus
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Homarus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nephropidae – the true lobsters.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Malacostraca – class; Eumalacostraca – subclass; Eucarida – superorder; Decapoda – order; Pleocyemata - suborder; Astacidea - infraorder; Nephropoidea - superfamily; Nephropidae - family; Nephropinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Homarus gammarus (European lobster) - type species; Homarus americanus (American lobster) - only other extant species.
References
Homarus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Homarus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Homarus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Homarus at World Register of Marine Species
- Homarus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Homarus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Homarus at Paleobiology Database
