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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
386
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
385
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
73
271
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
73
271
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
258
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
166
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Hong Kong
6 Genera with 7 Species
Conchoecetes Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 0sponge crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Lauridromia McLay, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Petalomera Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
7 Species
Conchoecetes artificiosus Fabricius, 1798
Dromia dehaani (Rathbun, 1923)⇒ Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromia dromia
Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Petalomera granulata Stimpson, 1858Granulated Sponge Crab
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Hong Kong
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypoconchinae
Guinot & Tavares, 2003
1
0
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