family Palinuridae

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Noun1.family Palinuridae - spiny lobstersfamily Palinuridae - spiny lobsters      
arthropod family - any of the arthropods
Decapoda, order Decapoda - lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns
genus Palinurus, Palinurus - type genus of the family Palinuridae
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Exploitation of spiny lobsters (Family Palinuridae) occurs worldwide.
The spiny lobsters (family Palinuridae) possibly invaded the deep-sea from shallower rocky reef areas and then radiated, suggesting a southern hemisphere origin for the group.
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