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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
48
228
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
5
23
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
5 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
23 Genera with 31 Species
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Alcockdromia McLay, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Ascidiophilus Richters, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Conchoecetes Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1795sponge crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Dynomene Desmarest, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemisphaerodromia Barnard, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Homola Leach, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Homolochunia Doflein, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromia A. Milne-Edw..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Homologenus A. Milne-Edw..., 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamoha Ng, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Latreillia Roux, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Latreillopsis Henderson, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Moloha Barnard, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Paromola Wood-Mason a..., 19952SpeciesTaxom
Platydromia Brocchi, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1888Sponge crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Stebbingdromia Guinot & Tav..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alcockdromia fallax Latreille, 1812Sponge Crab
Ascidiophilus caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Conchoecetes artificiosus Fabricius, 1798
Cryptodromia bullifera Alcock, 1900
Cryptodromia canaliculata (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia pentagonalis Hilgendorf, 1879
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromia rumphii (Weber, 1795)⇒ Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromidia spongiosa stimpsonii (Miers, 1884)⇒ Platydromia spongiosa Stimpson, 1858
Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903Trident Sponge Crab
Hemisphaerodromia monodous Stebbing, 1918
Homola orientalis Henderson, 1888Threelobe buttercup
Homolochunia kullar Griffin & Brown, 1976
Homolochunia valdiviae Doflein, 1904
Homolodromia bouvieri Doflein, 1904
Lamoha murotoensis Sakai, 1979
Latreillia metanesa Williams, 1982
Latreillia pennifera Alcock, 1900
Latreillia valida De Haan, 1839Banded Arrow Crab
Latreillopsis tetraspinosa Dai & Chen, 1980
Latreillopsis trispinosa Richer de Fo..., 2008
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab
Moloha alcocki Stebbing, 1920
Paromola alcocki Stebbing, 1920
Paromola bathyalis Guinot & Ric..., 1995
Platydromia spongiosa Stimpson, 1858
Pseudodromia caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Pseudodromia integrifrons (Henderson, 1888)⇒ Pseudodromia caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Stebbingdromia plumosa Lewinsohn, 1984Dromiid
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in Mozambique
SuperfamilyDromioidea
De Haan, 1833
2
14
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHomolodromioidea
Alcock, 1899
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHomoloidea
De Haan, 1839
2
8
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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