Species list, Checklist of Section Dromiacea for Palau (Micronesia)

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Checklist for Section Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833
and region Palau (Micronesia)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	108 361 661	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	108 361 661	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	70 279 551	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	70 279 551	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	63 267 539	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	38 170 327	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833	2 6 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Palau
2 Families width 6 Species

Dromiidae De Haan, 1833	Sponge crabs	5	Species	Taxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892		1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Palau
6 Genera with 6 Species

Species list for Palau
6 Species

Cryptodromia tuberculata Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromia tumida Stimpson, 1858
Dromia caputmortuum (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)	⇒ Dromidiopsis edwardsi Rathbun, 1919
Dromidiopsis edwardsi Rathbun, 1919	Edward's Sponge Crab
Dynomene hispida Latreille, 1812
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830	Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in Palau

Superfamily

2
6
6

Families
Genera
Species

Links, sources and further information

Dromiacea at marinespecies.org
Dromiacea at marinespecies.org