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Checklist for Section Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
245
998
2525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
244
997
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
114
575
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
374
1028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
3
18
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
3 Families width 32 Species
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs23SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for India
18 Genera with 32 Species
Ascidiophilus Richters, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Conchoecetes Stimpson, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Dicranodromia Milne-Edwards, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1830sponge crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 18314SpeciesTaxom
Epigodromia McLay, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Homola Leach, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Homolax Alcock, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hypsophrys Wood-Mason, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Lamoha Ng, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Latreillopsis Henderson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lauridromia McLay, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Paromolopsis Wood-Mason &..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1888Sponge crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerodromia Alcock, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
32 Species
Ascidiophilus caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Conchoecetes andamanicus Alcock, 1900
Conchoecetes artificiosus Fabricius, 1798
Conchoecetes intermedius Lewinsohn, 1984
Cryptodromia bullifera Alcock, 1900
Dicranodromia baffini Alcock & And..., 1899
Dromia dehaani (Rathbun, 1923)⇒ Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromia dromia
Dromia gilesii (Alcock, 1899)⇒ Epigodromia gilesii Alcock, 1899
Dromia indica (Gray, 1831)⇒ Dromidiopsis indica Gray, 1831
Dromia rumphii (Weber, 1795)⇒ Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromia unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)⇒ Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Dromidiopsis abrolhensis (Montgomery, 1931)⇒ Dromidiopsis australiensis Haswell, 1882
Dromidiopsis australiensis Haswell, 1882
Dromidiopsis cranoides De Man, 1888
Dromidiopsis indica Gray, 1831
Epigodromia gilesii Alcock, 1899
Homola orientalis Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Homolax megalops Alcock, 1894
Hypsophrys longipes (Alcock & And..., 1899)⇒ Lamoha longipes Alcock & And..., 1899
Hypsophrys superciliosa (Wood-Mason &..., 1891)⇒ Lamoha superciliosa Wood-Mason &..., 1891
Lamoha longipes Alcock & And..., 1899
Lamoha superciliosa Wood-Mason &..., 1891Twin-striped Clubtail
Latreillopsis bispinosa Henderson, 1888Carrier Crab
Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab
Paromolopsis boasi Wood-Mason <..., 1891
Pseudodromia caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Pseudodromia integrifrons (Henderson, 1888)⇒ Pseudodromia caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Sphaerodromia kendalli Alcock & And..., 1894
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in India
SuperfamilyDromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
11
23
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHomolodromioidea
Alcock, 1899
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHomoloidea
De Haan, 1839
1
6
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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