Biology:Homalaspis
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Homalaspis is a genus of crabs in the family Platyxanthidae. It is monotypic, the sole species being Homalaspis plana,[1] also known as the purple stone crab[2] or Chilean stone crab.[3]
Homalaspis plana occurs in the East Pacific from the Galápagos Archipelago to southern Patagonia.[2] There is a single record from the west coast of South Africa, likely resulting from shipping or aquaculture imports.[3]
Homalaspis plana lives in the intertidal zone and down to 272 m (892 ft). It is a commercially valuable species.[2]
References
- ↑ "Homalaspis A. Milne-Edwards, 1863". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2025. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=439664.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Haye, Pilar A.; Muñoz-Herrera, Natalia C.; Segovia, Nicolás I. (2026). "Limited genetic diversity across a broadly connected range in the fished purple stone crab Homalaspis plana". Global Ecology and Conservation 65. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e04015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Peters, Koebraa; Robinson, Tamara (2018). "From Chile to the South African west coast: first reports of the Chilean stone crab Homalaspis plana (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) and the South American sunstar Heliaster helianthus (Lamarck, 1816) outside their natural ranges". BioInvasions Records 7 (4): 421–426. doi:10.3391/bir.2018.7.4.11.
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