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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
360
1365
3514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
353
1349
3488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
141
518
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
139
508
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
125
460
1192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
259
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
11
30
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
5
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
6 Genera with 11 Species
Austrodromidia McLay, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1758sponge crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dromilites H. Milne-Edw..., 19815SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckdromia Guinot & Tav..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metadromia McLay, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Petalomera Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
11 Species
Austrodromidia australis Rathbun, 1923Southern Sponge Crab
Dromia bucklandii Milne Edwards, 1837
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromia vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758
Dromilites belli Van Bakel, R..., 2017
Dromilites bucklandi H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Dromilites lamarchii Desmarest, 1822
Dromilites lamarki
Dromilites simplex Quayle, 1981
Lamarckdromia globosa Lamarck, 1818Shaggy Sponge-crab
Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902Wilson's Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
6
11
Genera
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