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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
403
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
397
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
384
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
47
245
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
4
20
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
2
15
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
13
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Seychelles
13 Genera with 24 Species
Alcockdromia McLay, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1795sponge crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Homalodromia Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Lauridromia McLay, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1838Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerodromia Alcock, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Stebbingdromia Guinot & Tav..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Takedromia McLay, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
24 Species
Alcockdromia fallax Latreille, 1812Sponge Crab
Cryptodromia bullifera Alcock, 1900
Cryptodromia canaliculata (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia pentagonalis Hilgendorf, 1879
Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903
Dromia dehaani (Rathbun, 1923)⇒ Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromia dromia
Dromia intermedia (Laurie, 1906)⇒ Paratya curvirostris Heller, 1862
Dromia rotunda (MacLeay, 1838)⇒ Pseudodromia rotunda MacLeay, 1838
Dromia rumphii (Weber, 1795)⇒ Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromidia rotunda
Dromidiopsis indica Gray, 1831
Dromidiopsis plumosa (Lewinsohn, 1984)⇒ Stebbingdromia plumosa Lewinsohn, 1984
Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903Trident Sponge Crab
Homalodromia coppingeri Miers, 1884
Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Lauridromia intermedia Laurie, 1906
Pseudodromia rotunda MacLeay, 1838
Sphaerodromia brizops McLay & Cros..., 1991
Stebbingdromia plumosa Lewinsohn, 1984Dromiid
Takedromia ornata Rathbun, 1911
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Seychelles
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
12
23
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