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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
80
289
645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
282
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
271
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
187
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
5
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
3
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
9 Genera with 14 Species
Alcockdromia McLay, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Austrodromidia McLay, 1993
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1795sponge crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Dromilites H. Milne-Edw..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Dromiopsis Reuss, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
14 Species
Alcockdromia fallax Latreille, 1812Sponge Crab
Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia lateralis Gray, 1831
Cryptodromia pentagonalis Hilgendorf, 1879
Cryptodromia tuberculata Stimpson, 1858
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromia dromia
Dromia rumphii (Weber, 1795)⇒ Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromidia hirsutissima Lamarck, 1818
Dromidiopsis dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromidiopsis indica Gray, 1831
Dromilites montenati Robin, Van B..., 2016
Dromiopsis mosae Collins, 1995
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Mauritius
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
8
13
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