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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
333
2050
7551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
332
2049
7550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1290
5820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
156
1282
5779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1225
5428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
85
758
2958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
5
40
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
2
23
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
18
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Asia
18 Genera with 51 Species
Alcockdromia McLay, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Conchoecetes Stimpson, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 185814SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1902sponge crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 19036SpeciesTaxom
Epigodromia McLay, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Frodromia McLay, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckdromia Guinot & Tav..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lauridromia McLay, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mclaydromia Guinot & Tav..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Metadromia McLay, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Petalomera Stimpson, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerodromia Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Stimdromia McLay, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Takedromia McLay, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Asia
51 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alcockdromia fallax Latreille, 1812Sponge Crab
Conchoecetes andamanicus Alcock, 1900
Conchoecetes artificiosus Fabricius, 1798
Conchoecetes intermedius Lewinsohn, 1984
Cryptodromia areolata (Ihle, 1913)⇒ Epigodromia areolata Ihle, 1913
Cryptodromia bullifera Alcock, 1900
Cryptodromia canaliculata (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia canaliculata sibogae (Ihle, 1913)⇒ Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia coronata Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromia cristatipes (Sakai, 1969)⇒ Takedromia cristatipes Sakai, 1969
Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia hilgendorfi De Man, 1888
Cryptodromia laevis Ihle, 1913
Cryptodromia mariae Ihle, 1913
Cryptodromia nierstraszi Ihle, 1913
Cryptodromia trituberculata Buitendijk, 1939
Cryptodromia tuberculata Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromia tumida Stimpson, 1858
Dromia (Dromidia) orientalis (Miers, 1880)⇒ Dromidiopsis indica Gray, 1831
Dromia caputmortuum (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Dromidiopsis edwardsi Rathbun, 1919
Dromia dehaani (Rathbun, 1923)⇒ Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromia dromia
Dromia globosa (Lamarck, 1818)⇒ Lamarckdromia globosa Lamarck, 1818
Dromia indica (Gray, 1831)⇒ Dromidiopsis indica Gray, 1831
Dromia marmorea Forest, 1974Marbled Sponge Crab
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromia rumphii (Weber, 1795)⇒ Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromia unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)⇒ Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Dromia vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758
Dromia wilsoni (Fulton and G..., 1902)⇒ Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902
Dromidiopsis cranoides De Man, 1888
Dromidiopsis edwardsi Rathbun, 1919Edward's Sponge Crab
Dromidiopsis indica Gray, 1831
Dromidiopsis lethrinusae Takeda & Kurata, 1976Ascidian Sponge Crab
Dromidiopsis orientalis
Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903Trident Sponge Crab
Epigodromia areolata Ihle, 1913
Frodromia atypica Sakai, 1936
Lamarckdromia globosa Lamarck, 1818Shaggy Sponge-crab
Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Lauridromia intermedia Laurie, 1906
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab
Mclaydromia dubia Lewinsohn, 1984Grumpy Sponge Crab
Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902Wilson's Sponge Crab
Petalomera longipes Ihle, 1913
Petalomera pulchra Miers, 1884
Sphaerodromia nux Alcock, 1899
Stimdromia angulata Sakai, 1936
Takedromia cristatipes Sakai, 1969
Takedromia yoshidai Takeda & Kurata, 1976
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Southeast Asia
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
16
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerodromiinae
Guinot & Tavares, 2003
2
2
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