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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
401
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
400
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
232
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
231
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
216
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
137
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
9
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
9
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
9 Genera with 16 Species
Ascidiophilus Richters, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1795sponge crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Epigodromia McLay, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1880Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sternodromia Forest, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
16 Species
Ascidiophilus caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Cryptodromia canaliculata (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia gilesi Alcock, 1899
Cryptodromia granulata Kossmann, 1877
Cryptodromia hilgendorfi De Man, 1888
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromia rumphii (Weber, 1795)⇒ Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromidia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Epigodromia globosa Lewinsohn, 1977
Epigodromia granulata Kossman, 1878
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab
Pseudodromia caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Egypt
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
9
16
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