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Checklist for Section Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833
and region Algeria (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
122
236
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
122
236
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
122
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
116
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
53
101
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
53
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Algeria
2 Families width 5 Species
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae (De Haan, 1839)Carrier crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Algeria
4 Genera with 5 Species
Ascidiophilus Richters, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1978sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Homola Leach, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1880Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Algeria
5 Species
Ascidiophilus caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Dromia neogenica P. Muller, 1978
Homola barbata Fabricius, 1793
Homola spinifrons (Leach, 1816)⇒ Homola barbata Fabricius, 1793
Pseudodromia caphyraeformis Richters, 1880

Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in Algeria
SuperfamilyDromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHomoloidea
De Haan, 1839
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Dromiacea at marinespecies.org
Dromiacea at marinespecies.org