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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
245
998
2525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
244
997
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
114
575
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
374
1028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
3
18
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
11
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
11
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
11 Genera with 23 Species
Ascidiophilus Richters, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Conchoecetes Stimpson, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1830sponge crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 18314SpeciesTaxom
Epigodromia McLay, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lauridromia McLay, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1888Sponge crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerodromia Alcock, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
23 Species
Ascidiophilus caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Conchoecetes andamanicus Alcock, 1900
Conchoecetes artificiosus Fabricius, 1798
Conchoecetes intermedius Lewinsohn, 1984
Cryptodromia bullifera Alcock, 1900
Dromia dehaani (Rathbun, 1923)⇒ Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromia dromia
Dromia gilesii (Alcock, 1899)⇒ Epigodromia gilesii Alcock, 1899
Dromia indica (Gray, 1831)⇒ Dromidiopsis indica Gray, 1831
Dromia rumphii (Weber, 1795)⇒ Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromia unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)⇒ Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Dromidiopsis abrolhensis (Montgomery, 1931)⇒ Dromidiopsis australiensis Haswell, 1882
Dromidiopsis australiensis Haswell, 1882
Dromidiopsis cranoides De Man, 1888
Dromidiopsis indica Gray, 1831
Epigodromia gilesii Alcock, 1899
Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab
Pseudodromia caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Pseudodromia integrifrons (Henderson, 1888)⇒ Pseudodromia caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Sphaerodromia kendalli Alcock & And..., 1894
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
10
22
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