Checklist for Section Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 136
305
388 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 135
304
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 66
164
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 65
161
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 59
147
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 34
101
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
| 2
8
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Peninsula
2 Families width 13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Cape Peninsula
8 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Cape Peninsula
13 Species and 1 Subspecies | Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903 | | | Dromia dromia | | | Dromidia aegibotus Barnard, 1947 | | | Dromidia dissothrix Barnard, 1947 | | | Dromidia hirsutissima Lamarck, 1818 | | | Dromidia spongiosa stimpsonii (Miers, 1884) | ⇒ Platydromia spongiosa Stimpson, 1858 | | Exodromidia spinosa Studer, 1883 | | | Homola barbata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Homola minima Guinot & Ric..., 1995 | | | Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858 | Granulate shellback crab | | Hypoconcha spinosissima Rathbun, 1933 | Spiny shellback crab | | Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858 | Lesser Sponge Crab | | Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Sponge Crab |
Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
Links, sources and further information Dromiacea at marinespecies.org
Dromiacea at marinespecies.org
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