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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
170
387
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
386
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
222
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
222
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
74
199
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
126
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
5 Genera with 6 Species
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1763sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 19472SpeciesTaxom
Platydromia Brocchi, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
6 Species
Cryptodromia tuberculata Stimpson, 1858
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromidia hirsutissima Lamarck, 1818
Dromidia lepidota Barnard, 1947
Platydromia spongiosa Stimpson, 1858
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
5
6
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