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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
261
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
135
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
4
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
4 Families width 8 Species
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
7 Genera with 8 Species
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hemisphaerodromia Barnard, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Homola Leach, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromia A. Milne-Edw..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Latreillia Roux, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Moloha Barnard, 19201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
8 Species
Cryptodromia pentagonalis Hilgendorf, 1879
Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903Trident Sponge Crab
Hemisphaerodromia monodous Stebbing, 1918
Hemisphaerodromia monodus Stebbing, 1918
Homola orientalis Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Homolodromia bouvieri Doflein, 1904
Latreillia metanesa Williams, 1982
Moloha alcocki Stebbing, 1920

Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in Kenya
SuperfamilyDromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHomolodromioidea
Alcock, 1899
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHomoloidea
De Haan, 1839
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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