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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region French Polynesia (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
199
760
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
199
760
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
544
1547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
539
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
510
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
53
285
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
5
19
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
2
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Polynesia
9 Genera with 14 Species
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 20015SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1763sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Metadromia McLay, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerodromia Alcock, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Polynesia
14 Species
Cryptodromia coronata Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromia erioxylon McLay, 2001
Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia hilgendorfi De Man, 1888
Cryptodromia marquesas McLay, 2001
Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903
Cryptodromiopsis unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)⇒ Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromidia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Dromidiopsis richeri McLay, 2001
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab
Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902Wilson's Sponge Crab
Sphaerodromia ducoussoi McLay, 1991
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in French Polynesia
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerodromiinae
Guinot & Tavares, 2003
1
1
Genus
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