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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
45
70
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
44
69
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
30
51
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
30
51
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
27
43
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
25
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
2 Genera with 4 Species
Dromia Weber, 1758sponge crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Sternodromia Forest, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
4 Species
Dromia marmorea Forest, 1974Marbled Sponge Crab
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromia vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758
Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Gambia
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
2
4
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