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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
296
1339
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
295
1337
3457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
146
852
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
143
844
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
133
801
2376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
72
469
1255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
7
37
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
3
25
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
21
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
21 Genera with 45 Species
#ACDHLMPST
Alcockdromia McLay, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Austrodromidia McLay, 1993
0SpeciesTaxom
Conchoecetes Stimpson, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18587SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1795sponge crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 04SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Dromilites H. Milne-Edw..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Dromiopsis Reuss, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Hemisphaerodromia Barnard, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Homalodromia Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Lauridromia McLay, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mclaydromia Guinot & Tav..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1838Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerodromia Alcock, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Stebbingdromia Guinot & Tav..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Takedromia McLay, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
45 Species
Alcockdromia fallax Latreille, 1812Sponge Crab
Conchoecetes artificiosus Fabricius, 1798
Conchoecetes intermedius Lewinsohn, 1984
Cryptodromia bullifera Alcock, 1900
Cryptodromia canaliculata (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia hilgendorfi De Man, 1888
Cryptodromia lateralis Gray, 1831
Cryptodromia pentagonalis Hilgendorf, 1879
Cryptodromia tuberculata Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903
Dromia dehaani (Rathbun, 1923)⇒ Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromia dromia
Dromia intermedia (Laurie, 1906)⇒ Paratya curvirostris Heller, 1862
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromia rotunda (MacLeay, 1838)⇒ Pseudodromia rotunda MacLeay, 1838
Dromia rumphii (Weber, 1795)⇒ Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromidia hirsutissima Lamarck, 1818
Dromidia rotunda
Dromidia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Dromidia vulgaris
Dromidiopsis dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromidiopsis dubia (Lewinsohn, 1984)⇒ Mclaydromia dubia Lewinsohn, 1984
Dromidiopsis indica Gray, 1831
Dromidiopsis plumosa (Lewinsohn, 1984)⇒ Stebbingdromia plumosa Lewinsohn, 1984
Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903Trident Sponge Crab
Dromilites montenati Robin, Van B..., 2016
Dromiopsis mosae Collins, 1995
Dromiopsis pulchella Secretan, 1964
Hemisphaerodromia abellana (Barnard, 1954)⇒ Hemisphaerodromia monodus Stebbing, 1918
Hemisphaerodromia monodous Stebbing, 1918
Hemisphaerodromia monodus Stebbing, 1918
Homalodromia coppingeri Miers, 1884
Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Lauridromia intermedia Laurie, 1906
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab
Mclaydromia dubia Lewinsohn, 1984Grumpy Sponge Crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab
Pseudodromia rotunda MacLeay, 1838
Sphaerodromia brizops McLay & Cros..., 1991
Sphaerodromia nux Alcock, 1899
Stebbingdromia plumosa Lewinsohn, 1984Dromiid
Takedromia ornata Rathbun, 1911
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
19
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerodromiinae
Guinot & Tavares, 2003
1
2
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