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shrimps, crabs, lobsters, water fleas, and relatives
shrimp, crabs, and their kin
clawed lobsters
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Homarus
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
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Crustacea
shrimps, crabs, lobsters, water fleas, and relatives
Crustacea: information (1)
Crustacea: pictures (19)
Crustacea: specimens (4)
Order
Decapoda
shrimp, crabs, and their kin
Decapoda: pictures (18)
Family
Nephropidae
clawed lobsters
Genus
Homarus
Species
Homarus americanus
American lobster
Species
Homarus gammarus