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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1110
2373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
304
1107
2372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
496
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
490
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
447
1177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
57
271
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
4
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
5
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
5 Genera with 8 Species
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1771sponge crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 17993SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
8 Species
Cryptodromiopsis antillensis Stimpson, 1858Decorator crab
Dromia dromia
Dromia erythropus Edwards, 1771Redeye sponge crab
Dromidia antillensis (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858
Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858Granulate shellback crab
Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763Rough shellback crab
Hypoconcha sabulosa (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypoconchinae
Guinot & Tavares, 2003
1
3
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