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Homolodromiidae

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Homolodromiidae
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Homolodromioidea

Alcock, 1899
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Homolodromiidae

Alcock, 1899
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Homolodromidae Alcock, 1899

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]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)