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The family Homolidae, known as carrier crabs[1] or porter crabs,[2] contains 14 genera of marine crabs. They mostly live on the continental slope and continental shelf, and are rarely encountered.[3] Members of the Homolidae have their fifth pereiopods (last pair of walking legs) in a sub-dorsal position, which allows them to hold objects in place over the rear half of the carapace.[3] The objects carried include sponges, black corals and gorgonians, and this is behaviour may be a defence mechanism against predators.[3] Some species have been observed carrying living sea urchins in a symbiotic relationship which allows them to benefit from the protection of the urchin's dangerous spikes.[4][5]
Gattungen
A total of 14 genera are currently recognised in the family:[6]
- Dagnaudus Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995
- Gordonopsis Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995
- Homola Leach, 1816
- Homolax Alcock, 1899
- Homolochunia Doflein, 1904
- Homologenus A. Milne-Edwards, in Henderson, 1888
- Homolomannia Ihle, 1912
- Ihlopsis Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995
- Lamoha Ng, 1998
- Latreillopsis Henderson, 1888
- Moloha Barnard, 1947
- Paromola Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
- Paromolopsis Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
- Yaldwynopsis Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995
Siehe auch
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ Family Homolidae - carrier crabs at sealifebase.org
- ↑ Family Homolidae (Porter crabs) at the Marine Species Identification Portal
- ↑ a b c Mary K. Wicksten: Carrying behavior in the family Homolidae (Decapoda: Brachyura). In: Journal of Crustacean Biology. 5, Nr. 3, 1985, S. 476–479.
- ↑ Relationships on the Reef
- ↑ Carrier Crab video, National Geographic
- ↑ Peter Davie & Michael Türkay: Homolidae. World Register of Marine Species. 2011. Abgerufen im April 27, 2011.
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