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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
296
977
2483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
295
973
2480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
128
491
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
127
483
1303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
117
440
1175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
239
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
5
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
2
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
6 Genera with 12 Species
Ascidiophilus Richters, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1758sponge crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1880Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sternodromia Forest, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
12 Species
Ascidiophilus caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Dromia dromia
Dromia marmorea Forest, 1974Marbled Sponge Crab
Dromia neogenica ♰ P. Muller, 1978
Dromia nodosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromia spinirostris (Miers, 1881)⇒ Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881
Dromia vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758
Hypoconcha panamensis Smith, 1869
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab
Pseudodromia caphyraeformis Richters, 1880
Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in North Africa
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypoconchinae
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