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Family: Homolidae carrier crabs



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55 species (see list below)
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Dagnaudus petterdi
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Gordonopsis alaini
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Gordonopsis ceto
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Gordonopsis hera
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Max. Length 3.3 cm CW
 
Gordonopsis mazupo
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Gordonopsis pacifica
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Gordonopsis phorcys
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Gordonopsis robusta
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Gordonopsis velutina
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Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 1.5 cm CW
Homola barbata (Fabricius, 1793)

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Homola barbata
[Homole crab]
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Homola coriolisi
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Homola dickinsoni
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Homola ikedai
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Homola mieensis
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Homola minima
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Homola orientalis
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Homola poupini
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Homola ranunculus
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Homola vigil
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Homolochunia kullar
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Homolochunia valdiviae
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Homologenus broussei
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Homologenus levii
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Homologenus orientalis
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Homologenus rostratus
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Homologenus wallis
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Homolomannia occlusa
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Homolomannia sibogae
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Ihlopsis tirardi
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Lamoha inflata
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Lamoha longirostris
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Lamoha murotoensis
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Lamoha noar
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Lamoha personata
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Lamoha superciliosa
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Lamoha williamsi
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Lamoha woodmasoni
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Latreillopsis antennata
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Western Pacific

Latreillopsis bispinosa Henderson, 1888

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Latreillopsis bispinosa
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Latreillopsis cornuta
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Latreillopsis gracilipes
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Latreillopsis mariveneae
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Latreillopsis tetraspinosa
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Moloha faxoni
[Pacific carrier crab]
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Moloha majora
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Paramola cuvieri
[Paramola]
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Paromola bathyalis
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Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 21.5 cm CL
Paromola cuvieri (Risso, 1816)

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Paromola cuvieri
[Paromola]
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Max. Length 18 cm CL
 
Paromola japonica
[Japanese deepwater carrier crab]
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Paromola macrochira
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Paromola rathbunae
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Paromolopsis boasi
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Yaldwynopsis guinotae
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Yaldwynopsis saguili
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Yaldwynopsis spinimanus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dagnaudus petterdi Western Central Pacific. 1905
Gordonopsis alaini Western Indian Ocean 2020
Gordonopsis ceto Northwest Pacific 2020
Gordonopsis hera Central Pacific 2020
Gordonopsis mazupo Western Central Pacific 3.3 CW 2024
Gordonopsis pacifica Western Central Pacific 2019
Gordonopsis phorcys Western Central Pacific 2020
Gordonopsis robusta Western Central Pacific 2019
Gordonopsis velutina Western Central Pacific 2020
Homola barbata Homole crab Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1.5 CW 1793
Homola coriolisi Western Central Pacific. 1995
Homola dickinsoni Western Central Pacific. 1980
Homola ikedai Western and eastern centr 1979
Homola mieensis Western Central Pacific 1979
Homola minima Western Atlantic. 1995
Homola orientalis Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1888
Homola poupini Eastern Central Pacific 2007
Homola ranunculus Western Central Pacific. 1995
Homola vigil Western Central Atlantic. 1880
Homolochunia kullar Western Central Pacific. 1976
Homolochunia valdiviae Western Central Pacific. 1904
Homologenus broussei Eastern Central Pacific 1981
Homologenus levii Western Central Pacific. 1995
Homologenus orientalis Southeast Pacific 1990
Homologenus rostratus Western Central Atlantic. 1880
Homologenus wallis Western Central Atlantic. 1995
Homolomannia occlusa Indo-West Pacific 1981
Homolomannia sibogae Western Central Pacific 1912
Ihlopsis tirardi Western Central Pacific. 1995
Lamoha inflata Central Pacific 1981
Lamoha longirostris Central Pacific 1986
Lamoha murotoensis Indo-Pacific 1979
Lamoha noar Western Central Atlantic. 1974
Lamoha personata Eastern Central Pacific 1981
Lamoha superciliosa Eastern Central Pacific 1891
Lamoha williamsi Eastern Central Pacific 1980
Lamoha woodmasoni Eastern Central Pacific 2020
Latreillopsis antennata Western Central Pacific. 1995
Latreillopsis bispinosa Western Pacific 1888
Latreillopsis cornuta Western Pacific 1995
Latreillopsis gracilipes Western Central Pacific. 1981
Latreillopsis mariveneae Western Central Pacific 2007
Latreillopsis tetraspinosa Western Pacific 1980
Moloha faxoni Pacific carrier crab Western Pacific 1921
Moloha majora Pacific Ocean. 1936
Paramola cuvieri Paramola Eastern Atlantic and the 1816
Paromola bathyalis Western Central Pacific. 1995
Paromola cuvieri Paromola Eastern Atlantic and the 21.5 CL 1816
Paromola japonica Japanese deepwater carrier crab Pacific Ocean 18 CL 1915
Paromola macrochira Western Central Pacific 1961
Paromola rathbunae Southeast Pacific. 1908
Paromolopsis boasi Indo-West Pacific 1891
Yaldwynopsis guinotae Eastern Central Pacific 2007
Yaldwynopsis saguili Western Central Pacific 2007
Yaldwynopsis spinimanus Southwest Pacific 1965



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