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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
212
639
1292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
212
639
1292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
338
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
96
335
796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
90
313
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
51
192
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
3
6
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Africa
3 Families width 11 Species
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Africa
6 Genera with 11 Species
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1881sponge crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dynomene Desmarest, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Homola Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Paromola Wood-Mason a..., 18161SpeciesTaxom
Sternodromia Forest, 18812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
11 Species
Cryptodromia pentagonalis Hilgendorf, 1879
Dromia dromia
Dromia marmorea Forest, 1974Marbled Sponge Crab
Dromia monodi (Forest & Guinot, 1966)⇒ Sternodromia monodi Forest & Guinot, 1966
Dromia nodosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Dromia spinirostris (Miers, 1881)⇒ Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881
Dynomene filholi Bouvier, 1894
Homola barbata Fabricius, 1793
Paromola cuvieri Risso, 1816
Sternodromia monodi Forest & Guinot, 1966
Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881

Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in Central Africa
SuperfamilyDromioidea
De Haan, 1833
2
4
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHomoloidea
De Haan, 1839
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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