Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 333
1353
3152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 330
1350
3144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 126
588
1419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 124
579
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 115
535
1257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 59
321
673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
| 4
22
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
| 1
16
35 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs | 16
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
16 Genera with 35 Species | Alcockdromia McLay, 1812 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conchoecetes Stimpson, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptodromia Stimpson, 1931 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromia Weber, 1902 | sponge crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 1884 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudromidia Barnard, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exodromidia Stebbing, 1977 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemisphaerodromia Barnard, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metadromia McLay, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platydromia Brocchi, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1978 | Sponge crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidodromia McLay, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Africa
35 Species and 2 Subspecies | Alcockdromia fallax Latreille, 1812 | Sponge Crab | | Conchoecetes artificiosus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Cryptodromia monodus (Stebbing, 1918) | ⇒ Hemisphaerodromia monodus Stebbing, 1918 | | Cryptodromia tuberculata Stimpson, 1858 | | | Cryptodromia tumida Stimpson, 1858 | | | Cryptodromia tumida spinifera Montgomery, 1931 | | | Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903 | | | Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763 | Common sponge crab | | Dromia dromia | | | Dromia hirsutissima (Lamarck, 1818) | ⇒ Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763 | | Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758 | Sleepy crab | | Dromia wilsonii Fulton & Grant, 1902 | | | Dromidia aegibotus Barnard, 1947 | | | Dromidia bicornis (Studer, 1883) | ⇒ Exodromidia spinosissima Kensley, 1977 | | Dromidia cornuta Barnard, 1947 | | | Dromidia dissothrix Barnard, 1947 | | | Dromidia hirsutissima Lamarck, 1818 | | | Dromidia lepidota Barnard, 1947 | | | Dromidia spinosa (Studer, 1883) | ⇒ Exodromidia spinosa Studer, 1883 | | Dromidia spongiosa stimpsonii (Miers, 1884) | ⇒ Platydromia spongiosa Stimpson, 1858 | | Dromidiopsis australiensis Haswell, 1882 | | | Eudromidia frontalis Henderson, 1888 | | | Exodromidia bicornis (Studer, 1883) | ⇒ Exodromidia spinosissima Kensley, 1977 | | Exodromidia spinosa Studer, 1883 | | | Exodromidia spinosissima Kensley, 1977 | | | Hemisphaerodromia monodous Stebbing, 1918 | | | Hemisphaerodromia monodus Stebbing, 1918 | | | Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858 | Granulate shellback crab | | Hypoconcha spinosissima Rathbun, 1933 | Spiny shellback crab | | Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902 | Wilson's Sponge Crab | | Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858 | Lesser Sponge Crab | | Platydromia spongiosa Stimpson, 1858 | | | Pseudodromia latens Stimpson, 1858 | Furred sponge crab | | Pseudodromia rotunda MacLeay, 1838 | | | Pseudodromia trepida Kensley, 1978 | | | Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Sponge Crab |
Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
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
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