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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region West Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
288
1145
2299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
285
1141
2298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
117
589
1409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
116
584
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
108
551
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
317
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
5
27
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
2
20
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
17
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Australia
17 Genera with 17 Species
Austrodromidia McLay, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Conchoecetes Stimpson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 0sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Epigodromia McLay, 1993
0SpeciesTaxom
Frodromia McLay, 1993
0SpeciesTaxom
Fultodromia McLay, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckdromia Guinot & Tav..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lauridromia McLay, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Metadromia McLay, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Paradromia Balss, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Petalomera Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Stimdromia McLay, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Austrodromidia australis Rathbun, 1923Southern Sponge Crab
Austrodromidia insignis Rathbun, 1923Adorned Sponge-crab
Conchoecetes andamanicus Alcock, 1900
Cryptodromia tumida Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromia tumida spinifera Montgomery, 1931
Dromia dromia
Dromidiopsis abrolhensis (Montgomery, 1931)⇒ Dromidiopsis australiensis Haswell, 1882
Dromidiopsis australiensis Haswell, 1882
Dromidiopsis edwardsi Rathbun, 1919Edward's Sponge Crab
Fultodromia spinifera Montgomery, 1931
Lamarckdromia globosa Lamarck, 1818Shaggy Sponge-crab
Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun, 1923
Lauridromia intermedia Laurie, 1906
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab
Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902Wilson's Sponge Crab
Paradromia japonica Henderson, 1888
Stimdromia lateralis Gray, 1831Ridged Sponge-crab
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in West Australia
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
16
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerodromiinae
Guinot & Tavares, 2003
1
0
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