Pheromones and Semiochemicals of genus, Homarus (Decapoda: Nephropidae)

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Semiochemicals of Genus Homarus

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Family:	Nephropidae
Subfamily:	Nephropinae
Tribe:

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Semiochemical(s):

Homarus americanus Milne-Edwards

Desbiens M

1995

Technique et Documentation, Lavoisier, Paris

433

STX

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Bay of Gaspe, Canada

Keyl MJ

1957

J. Physiol.

139:

434

acetylcholine

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

Reference(s):

Desbiens, M., and Cembella, A.D. 1995. Occurrence and elimination kinetics of PSP toxins in the American lobster (Homarus americanus). In Harmful Marine Algal Blooms, eds. Lassus, P., Arzul, G., Erard-Le-Denn, E., Gentien, P., and Marcaillou-Le-Baut, C. Technique et Documentation, Lavoisier, Paris. 433-438.

Keyl, M.J., Michaelson, I.A., and Whittaker, V.P. 1957. Physiologically active choline esters in certain marine gastropods and other invertebrates. J. Physiol. 139:434-454.

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