nephropidae การใช้

• Lobsters of the family Nephropidae are similar in overall form to a number of other related groups.
• "Homarinus " and " Homarus " are considered to be the most plesiomorphic genera in the family Nephropidae.
• Although several other groups of crustaceans have the word " lobster " in their names, the unqualified term " lobster " generally refers to the clawed lobsters of the family Nephropidae.
• In 2005, a class action lawsuit was brought against the company complaining that the " Lobster Burrito " offered at the restaurant contained squat lobster ( also known as Langostino ) rather than clawed lobster from the Nephropidae family.
• Reef lobsters are distinguished from clawed lobsters ( family Nephropidae ) by having full chelae ( " claws " ) only on the first pair of pereiopods, the second and third pairs being only subchelate ( where the last segment of the appendage can press against a short projection from the penultimate one ).
• Of the 280, 000 tons of lobster catches reported to the Food and Agriculture Organization for the year 2010, 188, 000 t ( 67 % ) was of true lobsters ( family Nephropidae ), 80, 000 t ( 28 % ) was of spiny lobsters ( Palinuridae ) and about 10, 000 t ( 4 % ) was of slipper lobsters ( Scyllaridae ).
• The specific epithet " " is from the Latin meaning " full of mounds ", referring to the surface texture of the animal's back . " N . tumulosa " is the only species in the genus to parasitise animals other than clawed lobsters of the family Nephropidae ( " Homarus gammarus " and species of " Metanephrops " ).