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Taxonomy of Family Homolidae De Haan, 1839
Carrier crabs


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
1033
12148
92586
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
995
11546
91261
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
379
5045
43294
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
376
5018
43105
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
278
4664
41091
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
156
2882
21182
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
16
216
1136
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Homoloidea
De Haan, 1839
3
54
244
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyHomolidae
De Haan, 1839
Carrier crabs
45
226
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Homolidae De Haan, 1839
GenusAriecornibus
Franţescu, 2014
1Species
GenusCherpihomola
Marangon & De Angeli, 2020
1Species
GenusCretalamoha
Nyborg, Garassino & Vega, 2023
1Species
GenusDagnaudus
Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995
2Species
GenusDoerflesia
Feldmann & Schweitzer, 2009
1Species
GenusEohomola
Collins & Rasmussen, 1992
3Species
GenusGastrodorus
von Meyer, 1864
7Species
GenusGordonopsis
Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995
9Species
GenusHomala
Norman, 1905
0Species
GenusHomola
Leach, 1815
29Species
GenusHomolax
Alcock, 1899
1Species
GenusHomoloa
Milne-Edwards in Henderson, 1888
0Species
GenusHomolochunia
Doflein, 1904
5Species
GenusHomologenus
A. Milne-Edwards, 1888
13Species
GenusHomolomannia
Ihle, 1912
2Species
GenusHomolopsis
Bell, 1863
  ⇒ Homoloa
28Species
GenusHoplitocarcinus
Beurlen, 1928
3Species
GenusHypsophrus
2Species
GenusHypsophrys
Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
  ⇒ Lamoha
9Species
GenusIhlopsis
Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995
3Species
GenusLamoha
Ng, 1998
10Species
GenusLatheticocarcinus
Bishop, 1988
17Species
GenusLatreillopsis
Henderson, 1888
19Species
GenusLignihomola
Collins, 1997
1Species
GenusLindahomola
Garassino, Weaver, Portell & Vega, 2019
1Species
GenusLondinimola
Collins & Saward, 2006
1Species
GenusLongichela
Garassino & Teruzzi, 1993
1Species
GenusMetahomala
1Species
GenusMetahomola
1Species
GenusMoloha
Barnard, 1947
9Species
GenusNavarrahomola
Artal, Van Bakel, Fraaije, Jagt & Klompmaker, 2012
1Species
GenusNogarhomola
De Angeli & Alberti, 2012
1Species
GenusParamola
1Species
GenusParamolopsis  ⇒ Paromolopsis
1Species
GenusParhomola
Parisi, 1915
  ⇒ Paromola
1Species
GenusParomola
Wood-Mason and Alcock, 1891
20Species
GenusParomolopsis
Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
2Species
GenusPeedeehomola
Garassino, Clements & Vega, 2015
1Species
GenusProhomola
Karasawa, 1992
2Species
GenusThelxiop
Berthold in Latreille, 1827
  ⇒ Homola
0Species
GenusThelxiopa
Guérin-Méneville, 1828
  ⇒ Homola
0Species
GenusThelxiope
Rafinesque, 1814
4Species
GenusThelxiops
Berthold in Latreille, 1827
  ⇒ Homola
0Species
GenusYaldwynopsis
Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995
5Species
GenusZygastrocarcinus
Bishop, 1983
6Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Homolidae
GermanBartkrabben
EnglishCarrier crabs
SwedishHäxkrabbor


Distribution and Species lists of Homolidae De Haan, 1839
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Afghanistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  2 Species
Angola
2 Genera  2 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Genus  1 Species
Australia
12 Genera  23 Species
Austria
2 Genera  2 Species
Bahamas
2 Genera  3 Species
Barbados
1 Genus  2 Species
Belize
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
1 Genus  2 Species
Canada
2 Genera  1 Species
Chile
1 Genus  1 Species
China
10 Genera  16 Species
Colombia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cuba
2 Genera  3 Species
Czech Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Denmark
5 Genera  4 Species
Djibouti
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominica
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
1 Genus  0 Species
Equatorial Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  0 Species
France
4 Genera  7 Species
Gabon
1 Genus  1 Species
Germany
1 Genus  2 Species
Ghana
1 Genus  1 Species
Greece
2 Genera  2 Species
Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Guinea-Bissau
2 Genera  2 Species
Honduras
1 Genus  1 Species
Iceland
1 Genus  1 Species
India
6 Genera  8 Species
Indonesia
9 Genera  10 Species
Ireland
1 Genus  1 Species
Israel
1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
3 Genera  5 Species
Ivory Coast
2 Genera  2 Species
Jamaica
2 Genera  2 Species
Japan
14 Genera  32 Species
Kenya
2 Genera  2 Species
Kiribati
1 Genus  1 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
6 Genera  4 Species
Malaysia
2 Genera  1 Species
Mauritania
2 Genera  2 Species
Mauritius
2 Genera  2 Species
Mexico
3 Genera  6 Species
Micronesia
3 Genera  8 Species
Monaco
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
3 Genera  3 Species
Mozambique
7 Genera  9 Species
Myanmar
2 Genera  2 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  2 Species
Netherlands
3 Genera  3 Species
New Zealand
6 Genera  7 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  3 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
2 Genera  2 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
1 Genus  1 Species
Papua New Guinea
8 Genera  11 Species
Philippines
7 Genera  16 Species
Poland
1 Genus  0 Species
Portugal
3 Genera  5 Species
Republic South Africa
3 Genera  4 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Genus  1 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Genus  1 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  1 Species
Seychelles
4 Genera  4 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
6 Genera  8 Species
Somalia
4 Genera  4 Species
South Korea
3 Genera  3 Species
Spain
4 Genera  7 Species
Sri Lanka
1 Genus  1 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  2 Species
Sweden
4 Genera  5 Species
Taiwan
12 Genera  29 Species
Tanzania
3 Genera  3 Species
Tonga
1 Genus  1 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
9 Genera  10 Species
USA
17 Genera  34 Species
Vanuatu
3 Genera  3 Species
Venezuela
2 Genera  2 Species
Vietnam
3 Genera  4 Species
Yemen
3 Genera  3 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Coasts


Links, sources and further information
Homolidae at artfakta.se
Homolidae at biodiversity.org.au
Homolidae at dyntaxa.se
Homolidae at gbif.org
Homolidae at irmng.org
Homolidae at itis.gov
Homolidae at marinespecies.org