Species list, Checklist of Section Dromiacea for Eastern Indian Ocean (Indian Ocean)

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Checklist for Section Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833
and region Eastern Indian Ocean (Indian Ocean)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	52 91 118	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	52 91 118	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	35 64 76	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	35 64 76	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	32 60 72	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	15 29 30	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833	2 3 3	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Eastern Indian Ocean
2 Families width 3 Species

Homolidae (De Haan, 1839)	Carrier crabs	1	Species	Taxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833	Sponge crabs	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Eastern Indian Ocean
3 Genera with 3 Species

Species list for Eastern Indian Ocean
3 Species

Homola (Homolax) megalops (Alcock, 1894)	⇒ Homolax megalops Alcock, 1894
Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902	Wilson's Sponge Crab
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763	Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in Eastern Indian Ocean

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

Links, sources and further information

Dromiacea at marinespecies.org
Dromiacea at marinespecies.org