Species list, Checklist of Section Dromiacea for Congo (Central Africa)

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

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	117 301 529	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	117 301 529	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	77 219 407	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	76 218 404	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	71 205 386	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	40 128 226	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833	2 5 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Congo
2 Families width 6 Species

Dromiidae De Haan, 1833	Sponge crabs	4	Species	Taxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839	Carrier crabs	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Congo
5 Genera with 6 Species

Species list for Congo
6 Species

Cryptodromia pentagonalis Hilgendorf, 1879
Dromia marmorea Forest, 1974	Marbled Sponge Crab
Dromia spinirostris (Miers, 1881)	⇒ Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881
Homola barbata Fabricius, 1793
Paromola cuvieri Risso, 1816
Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881

Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in Congo

Superfamily	Dromioidea De Haan, 1833	1 3 4	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Homoloidea De Haan, 1839	1 2 2	Family Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Dromiacea at marinespecies.org
Dromiacea at marinespecies.org