Biology:Paromola
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Paromola is a genus of crabs within the family Homolidae.[1][2] Members of the Homolidae genus have their fifth pereiopods (last pair of walking legs) in a sub-dorsal position, which allows them to hold objects, such as sponges, black corals and gorgonians, over the rear half of the carapace, in a possible defence mechanism against predators.[3]
Species
- Paromola bathyalis Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995
- Paromola crosnieri Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995
- Paromola cuvieri (Risso, 1816)
- Paromola japonica Parisi, 1915
- Paromola macrochira Sakai, 1961
- Paromola rathbuni Porter, 1908
- † Paromola vetula Crawford, 2008[2]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paromola Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106869.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fossilworks: Paromola vetula". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=221034.
- ↑ Mary K. Wicksten (1985). "Carrying behavior in the family Homolidae (Decapoda: Brachyura)". Journal of Crustacean Biology 5 (3): 476–479. doi:10.2307/1547919.
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