Showing Food American lobster
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| Name | American lobster | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Homarus americanus | ||||||||||
| Description | The American lobster, Homarus americanus, is a species of lobster found on the Atlantic coast of North America, chiefly from Labrador to New Jersey. Within North America, it is also known as the northern lobster or Maine lobster. It can reach a body length of 64 cm, and a mass of over 20 kilograms, making it the heaviest crustacean in the world. Its closest relative is the European lobster Homarus gammarus, which can be distinguished by its coloration and the lack of spines on the underside of the rostrum. American lobsters are usually bluish green to brown with red spines, but a number of color variations have been observed. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00399 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Aquatic foods | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Crustaceans | ||||||||||
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| Superkingdom | Eukaryota | ||||||||||
| Kingdom | Metazoa | ||||||||||
| Phylum | Arthropoda | ||||||||||
| Class | Malacostraca | ||||||||||
| Order | Decapoda | ||||||||||
| Family | Nephropidae | ||||||||||
| Genus | Homarus | ||||||||||
| Species | americanus | ||||||||||
| Variety | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 97314 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | American lobster | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. | ||||||||||