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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
173
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
2
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
10
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
10 Genera with 17 Species
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1902sponge crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 18844SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Exodromidia Stebbing, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 19332SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1978Sponge crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cryptodromia tumida Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromia tumida spinifera Montgomery, 1931
Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903
Dromia dromia
Dromia wilsonii Fulton & Grant, 1902
Dromidia aegibotus Barnard, 1947
Dromidia dissothrix Barnard, 1947
Dromidia hirsutissima Lamarck, 1818
Dromidia spongiosa stimpsonii (Miers, 1884)⇒ Platydromia spongiosa Stimpson, 1858
Dromidiopsis australiensis Haswell, 1882
Exodromidia spinosa Studer, 1883
Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858Granulate shellback crab
Hypoconcha spinosissima Rathbun, 1933Spiny shellback crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab
Pseudodromia latens Stimpson, 1858Furred sponge crab
Pseudodromia rotunda MacLeay, 1838
Pseudodromia trepida Kensley, 1978
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
9
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypoconchinae
Guinot & Tavares, 2003
1
2
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