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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
263
1056
2811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
1054
2803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
644
1765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
129
638
1741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
116
593
1609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
61
339
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
4
18
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
2
13
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
12
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
12 Genera with 25 Species
Ascidiophilus Richters, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18886SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1758sponge crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Epigodromia McLay, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Lauridromia McLay, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1880Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerodromia Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Sternodromia Forest, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
25 Species
Ascidiophilus caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Cryptodromia canaliculata (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia gilesi Alcock, 1899
Cryptodromia gilesii
Cryptodromia granulata Kossmann, 1877
Cryptodromia hilgendorfi De Man, 1888
Cryptodromiopsis unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)⇒ Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Dromia dehaani (Rathbun, 1923)⇒ Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromia dromia
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromia rumphii (Weber, 1795)⇒ Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromia vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758
Dromidia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Epigodromia areolata Ihle, 1913
Epigodromia gilesii Alcock, 1899
Epigodromia globosa Lewinsohn, 1977
Epigodromia granulata Kossman, 1878
Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab
Pseudodromia caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Sphaerodromia nux Alcock, 1899
Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Near East
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
11
24
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