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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Eritrea (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
53
87
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
53
87
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
37
62
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
37
62
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
33
58
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
38
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
2
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
2
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eritrea
6 Genera with 8 Species
Alcockdromia McLay, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1923sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epigodromia McLay, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Lauridromia McLay, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eritrea
8 Species
Alcockdromia fallax Latreille, 1812Sponge Crab
Cryptodromia bullifera Alcock, 1900
Cryptodromia globosa (Lewinsohn, 1977)⇒ Epigodromia globosa Lewinsohn, 1977
Cryptodromia hilgendorfi De Man, 1888
Dromia dehaani (Rathbun, 1923)⇒ Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Epigodromia globosa Lewinsohn, 1977
Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Eritrea
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
6
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