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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
471
2820
10434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
459
2798
10382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
186
1289
5282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
183
1277
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
169
1210
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
96
729
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
10
60
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
3
29
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
17
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
17 Genera with 39 Species
Ameridromia Blow & Manning, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1978sponge crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 19226SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Dromilites H. Milne-Edw..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Dromiopsis Reuss, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Fultodromia McLay, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Homalodromia Miers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 19336SpeciesTaxom
Lauridromia McLay, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Metadromia McLay, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 19102SpeciesTaxom
Quinquerugatus Frantescu, F..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
39 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ameridromia hyneorum Blow & Manning, 1996
Cryptodromia canaliculata (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia nierstraszi Ihle, 1913
Cryptodromia pitiensis McLay, 2001
Cryptodromia tumida Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromiopsis antillensis Stimpson, 1858Decorator crab
Cryptodromiopsis plumosa Lewinsohn, 1984Shaggy sponge crab
Cryptodromiopsis sarraburei M. J. Rathbun, 1910Sponge crab
Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903
Dromia anomala Rathbun, 1935
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromia dromia
Dromia erythropus Edwards, 1771Redeye sponge crab
Dromia neogenica P. Muller, 1978
Dromidia antillensis (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858
Dromidia bedetteae Blow & Manning, 1996
Dromidia larraburei (M. J. Rathbun, 1910)⇒ Cryptodromiopsis sarraburei M. J. Rathbun, 1910
Dromidia segnipes (Weymouth, 1910)⇒ Moreiradromia sarraburei Rathbun, 1910
Dromidia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Dromidia unidentata hawaiiensis (Edmondson, 1922)⇒ Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Dromidiopsis dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromilites americana Rathbun, 1935
Dromiopsis americana M. J. Rathbun, 1935
Dromiopsis kimberlyae Bishop, 1987
Fultodromia spinifera Montgomery, 1931
Homalodromia coppingeri Miers, 1884
Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858Granulate shellback crab
Hypoconcha californiensis Bouvier, 1898California shellback crab
Hypoconcha panamensis Smith, 1869
Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763Rough shellback crab
Hypoconcha sabulosa (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763
Hypoconcha spinosissima Rathbun, 1933Spiny shellback crab
Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab
Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902Wilson's Sponge Crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab
Moreiradromia sarraburei Rathbun, 1910
Quinquerugatus holthuisi Frantescu & al., 2010
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in USA
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
14
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypoconchinae
Guinot & Tavares, 2003
1
6
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