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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
424
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
424
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
347
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
94
347
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
331
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
184
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
3
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
2
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoro Islands
7 Genera with 8 Species
Alcockdromia McLay, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Stebbingdromia Guinot & Tav..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
8 Species
Alcockdromia fallax Latreille, 1812Sponge Crab
Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia hilgendorfi De Man, 1888
Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903Trident Sponge Crab
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab
Stebbingdromia plumosa Lewinsohn, 1984Dromiid
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
7
8
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