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Homarus americanus H. Milne Edwards, 1837

156134  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156134)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
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. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details]   
DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Homarus americanus H. Milne Edwards, 1837. Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Panov, V. E.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Robinson, T. B.; Rius, M.; Sobczyk, R.; Stern, N.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Yeo Chong Jinn, D.; Zhan, A. (2024) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://marinespecies.org/introduced./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156134 on 2024-04-19
Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Panov, V. E.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Robinson, T. B.; Rius, M.; Sobczyk, R.; Stern, N.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Yeo Chong Jinn, D.; Zhan, A. (2024). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Homarus americanus H. Milne Edwards, 1837. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156134 on 2024-04-19
Date
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2005-05-08 10:07:19Z
created
2009-02-23 14:08:32Z
changed
2021-11-24 15:11:31Z
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2022-05-13 08:15:22Z
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2024-01-03 09:33:30Z
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original description 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. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details]   

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]   

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]   

basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]   

additional source Squires, W. A. (1976). The birds of New Brunswick. Second Edition. <em>The New Brunswick Museum.</em> 1-221. [details]   

additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in North Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Rare [details]

Introduced species abundance in East China Sea (IHO Sea Area) : 97 one-year old lobsters were experimentally released [details]

Introduced species abundance in North Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Rare [details]

Introduced species abundance in Ukraine (Nation) : Rare [details]

Introduced species abundance in Ireland (Nation) : Rare [details]

Introduced species impact in North Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression [details]

Introduced species impact in Ukraine (Nation) : Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression [details]

Introduced species impact United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression [details]

Introduced species management in Ukraine (Nation) : yes [details]

Introduced species population trend in East China Sea (IHO Sea Area) : American Lobsters have not become established in Japan (Iwasaki 2006). [details]

Introduced species population trend in Japan (Nation) : American Lobsters have not become established in Japan (Iwasaki 2006). [details]

Introduced species remark In Baltic Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Its sporadic occurrence in northern European waters has caused concern because of possible hybridization, competition or disease transfer to the native European Lobster (H. gammarus) (Jørstad et al. 2007; Jørstad et al. 2011). [details]

Introduced species remark In Ukraine (Nation) : Mangement notes: it is illegal to hold American lobsters in open waters in GB under the Lobster (Control of Deposit) Order 1981. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in East China Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Individual release: deliberate release by individuals [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Ukraine (Nation) : Live food, escapes and deliberate introduction [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Ireland (Nation) : Fisheries: deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish to establish or support fishery [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in North Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Individual release: accidental release by individuals (e.g. aquarium discards) [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Baltic Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Individual release: deliberate release by individuals
Recent occurrences in northern European waters are probably the result of discarded, escaped, or deliberately released live animals (Jørstad et al. 2007). [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Japan (Nation) : Individual release: deliberate release by individuals [details]

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 [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in North Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Individual release: deliberate release by individuals
Live food, escapes and deliberate introduction [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Ukraine (Nation) : Fisheries: accidental with deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Aquaculture: deliberate [details]