Species list, Checklist of Section Dromiacea for Northeast Brazil (Brazil)

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Checklist for Section Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	183 451 738	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	181 449 738	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	88 261 509	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	88 261 509	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	80 239 471	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	39 128 216	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833	2 5 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Northeast Brazil
2 Families width 6 Species

Dromiidae De Haan, 1833	Sponge crabs	5	Species	Taxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839	Carrier crabs	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Northeast Brazil
5 Genera with 6 Species

Species list for Northeast Brazil
6 Species

Dromia erythropus Edwards, 1771	Redeye sponge crab
Dromidia antillensis (Stimpson, 1858)	⇒ Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858
Homola minima Guinot & Ric..., 1995
Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858	Granulate shellback crab
Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763	Rough shellback crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858	Lesser Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in Northeast Brazil

Superfamily	Dromioidea De Haan, 1833	1 4 5	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