Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 136
305
388 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 135
304
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 66
164
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 65
161
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 59
147
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 34
101
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
| 2
8
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
| 1
7
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Peninsula
7 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Cape Peninsula
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903 | | | Dromia dromia | | | Dromidia aegibotus Barnard, 1947 | | | Dromidia dissothrix Barnard, 1947 | | | Dromidia hirsutissima Lamarck, 1818 | | | Dromidia spongiosa stimpsonii (Miers, 1884) | ⇒ Platydromia spongiosa Stimpson, 1858 | | Exodromidia spinosa Studer, 1883 | | | Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858 | Granulate shellback crab | | Hypoconcha spinosissima Rathbun, 1933 | Spiny shellback crab | | Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858 | Lesser Sponge Crab | | Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Sponge Crab |
Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
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
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