Jasus

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Jasus is a genus of spiny lobsters found in temperate marine waters of the Southern Hemisphere, including commercially important species such as the rock lobsters of Australia, New Zealand, and South America.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jasus canonical 4
Jasus tristani 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodyPlan elongated, heavily spined carapace without large claws ⓘ
class Malacostraca ⓘ
commercialName rock lobsters ⓘ
spiny rock lobsters ⓘ
commonName spiny lobsters ⓘ
conservationConcern some species subject to overfishing risk ⓘ
describedAs genus of spiny lobsters found in temperate marine waters of the Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
distribution Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
domain Eukaryota ⓘ
linked to: Eukarya
economicImportance commercially important seafood ⓘ
family Palinuridae ⓘ
fisheryUse target of commercial rock lobster fisheries ⓘ
target of recreational lobster fisheries ⓘ
foundInRegion Juan Fernández Islands region ⓘ
South African waters ⓘ
Tristan da Cunha region ⓘ
coastal waters of Australia ⓘ
coastal waters of New Zealand ⓘ
coastal waters of South America ⓘ
habitat coastal marine environments ⓘ
temperate marine waters ⓘ
includesSpecies Jasus caveorum ⓘ
Jasus edwardsii ⓘ
Jasus frontalis ⓘ
Jasus lalandii ⓘ
Jasus paulensis ⓘ
Jasus tristani ⓘ
linked to: Jasus
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lacksFeature large chelae on first pereiopods ⓘ
lifestyle nocturnal foraging ⓘ
locomotion walking and tail-flip swimming ⓘ
order Decapoda ⓘ
parentTaxon Palinuridae ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction with planktonic larval stages ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation well-developed antennae used for sensing environment ⓘ
shelterUse hides in crevices and rocky reefs ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
trophicLevel benthic omnivore ⓘ
typeSpecies Jasus lalandii ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palinuridae → containsGenus → Jasus ⓘ
Jasus → includesSpecies → Jasus tristani ⓘ
linked to: Jasus
Jasus frontalis → genus → Jasus ⓘ