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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
272
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
270
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
254
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
140
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
3 Genera with 3 Species
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lauridromia McLay, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
3 Species
Cryptodromiopsis unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)⇒ Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab

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