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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
105
269
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
105
269
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
187
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
62
186
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
171
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
116
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
3
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Somalia
5 Genera with 7 Species
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hemisphaerodromia Barnard, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Lauridromia McLay, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somalia
7 Species
Cryptodromia pentagonalis Hilgendorf, 1879
Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903
Hemisphaerodromia abellana (Barnard, 1954)⇒ Hemisphaerodromia monodus Stebbing, 1918
Hemisphaerodromia monodous Stebbing, 1918
Hemisphaerodromia monodus Stebbing, 1918
Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Somalia
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
5
7
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