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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
37
56
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
37
56
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
24
37
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
23
35
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
23
35
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
16
27
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape of Good Hope
4 Genera with 7 Species
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 0sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 18844SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape of Good Hope
7 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
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
4
7
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