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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
208
1695
9054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
205
1681
8960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
191
1597
8581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
108
971
3858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
10
63
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
3
32
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
18
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
18 Genera with 50 Species
Ameridromia Blow & Manning, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18587SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1830sponge crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 19227SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Dromilites H. Milne-Edw..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Dromiopsis Reuss, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Fultodromia McLay, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Homalodromia Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 19339SpeciesTaxom
Kromtitis Müller, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Lauridromia McLay, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Metadromia McLay, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 19102SpeciesTaxom
Quinquerugatus Frantescu, F..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ameridromia hyneorum Blow & Manning, 1996
Cryptodromia canaliculata (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia hilgendorfi De Man, 1888
Cryptodromia lateralis Gray, 1831
Cryptodromia nierstraszi Ihle, 1913
Cryptodromia pitiensis McLay, 2001
Cryptodromia tumida Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromiopsis antillensis Stimpson, 1858Decorator crab
Cryptodromiopsis plumosa Lewinsohn, 1984Shaggy sponge crab
Cryptodromiopsis sarraburei M. J. Rathbun, 1910Sponge crab
Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903
Dromia anomala Rathbun, 1935
Dromia bollorei Forest, 1974
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromia dromia
Dromia erythropus Edwards, 1771Redeye sponge crab
Dromia lator (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Dromia erythropus Edwards, 1771
Dromia marmorea Forest, 1974Marbled Sponge Crab
Dromia neogenica P. Muller, 1978
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromia unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)⇒ Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Dromidia antillensis (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858
Dromidia bedetteae Blow & Manning, 1996
Dromidia larraburei (M. J. Rathbun, 1910)⇒ Cryptodromiopsis sarraburei M. J. Rathbun, 1910
Dromidia sarraburei (Rathbun, 1910)⇒ Moreiradromia sarraburei Rathbun, 1910
Dromidia segnipes (Weymouth, 1910)⇒ Moreiradromia sarraburei Rathbun, 1910
Dromidia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Dromidia unidentata hawaiiensis (Edmondson, 1922)⇒ Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Dromidiopsis dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromilites americana Rathbun, 1935
Dromiopsis americana M. J. Rathbun, 1935
Dromiopsis kimberlyae Bishop, 1987
Fultodromia spinifera Montgomery, 1931
Homalodromia coppingeri Miers, 1884
Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858Granulate shellback crab
Hypoconcha californiensis Bouvier, 1898California shellback crab
Hypoconcha digueti (Bouvier, 1898)⇒ Hypoconcha panamensis Smith, 1869
Hypoconcha lowei Rathbun, 1933
Hypoconcha panamensis Smith, 1869
Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763Rough shellback crab
Hypoconcha peruviana (Rathbun, 1910)⇒ Hypoconcha panamensis Smith, 1869
Hypoconcha sabulosa (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763
Hypoconcha spinosissima Rathbun, 1933Spiny shellback crab
Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab
Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902Wilson's Sponge Crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab
Moreiradromia sarraburei Rathbun, 1910
Quinquerugatus holthuisi Frantescu & al., 2010
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
15
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypoconchinae
Guinot & Tavares, 2003
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Dromiidae at artfakta.se
Dromiidae at biodiversity.org.au
Dromiidae at dyntaxa.se
Dromiidae at gbif.org
Dromiidae at irmng.org
Dromiidae at itis.gov
Dromiidae at marinespecies.org