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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
261
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
135
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
4
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
3 Genera with 4 Species
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hemisphaerodromia Barnard, 19182SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
4 Species
Cryptodromia pentagonalis Hilgendorf, 1879
Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903Trident Sponge Crab
Hemisphaerodromia monodous Stebbing, 1918
Hemisphaerodromia monodus Stebbing, 1918

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
3
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