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Checklist for Section Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833
and region West Sahara (Sahara)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
107
218
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
106
217
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
64
142
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
140
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
56
115
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
54
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
4
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Sahara
4 Families width 8 Species
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Sahara
6 Genera with 8 Species
Dicranodromia Milne-Edwards, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1881sponge crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Homola Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Latreillia Roux, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Paromola Wood-Mason a..., 18161SpeciesTaxom
Sternodromia Forest, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Sahara
8 Species
Dicranodromia mahieuxii A. Milne-Edw..., 1883
Dicranodromia pequegnati Guinot, 1995
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromia spinirostris (Miers, 1881)⇒ Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881
Homola barbata Fabricius, 1793
Latreillia elegans Roux, 1830
Paromola cuvieri Risso, 1816
Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881

Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in West Sahara
SuperfamilyDromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHomolodromioidea
Alcock, 1899
1
1
2
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