American Lobster
Homarus americanus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Also calledAmerikaanse kreeft (nld) · Amerikaanse zeekreeft (nld) · Amerikanischer Hummer (deu) · Amerikansk hummer (dan) · Astice americano (ita) · Homard américain (Le), Homard canadien (Le) (fra) · Llamàntol americà (cat) · Nordhummer (deu) · amerikahummar (nno) · amerikahummer (nob) · bogavante americano (spa) · homar amerykański (pol) · homard (fra) · homard américain (fra)
First described in: Milne Edwards, H. (1834-1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris; vol I (1834): i-xxxv + 1-468, vol. II (1837): 2: 1-532, vol. III (1840): 1-638, pls. 1–42.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
Introduced species vector dispersal
in North Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Individual release: accidental release by individuals (e.g. aquarium discards) Live food, escapes and deliberate introduction
World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
Introduced species vector dispersal
in North Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Individual release: deliberate release by individuals Live food, escapes and deliberate introduction
World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
Introduced species impact
in North Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression
World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
Introduced species impact
United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression
World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5972004.