Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Western Cape (Cape)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 207
522
746 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 206
521
743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 87
232
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 86
229
344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 79
209
313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 42
125
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
| 2
9
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
| 1
8
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs | 8
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Western Cape
8 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Western Cape
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903 | | | Dromia dromia | | | Dromidia aegibotus Barnard, 1947 | | | Dromidia dissothrix Barnard, 1947 | | | Dromidia hirsutissima Lamarck, 1818 | | | Dromidia spongiosa stimpsonii (Miers, 1884) | ⇒ Platydromia spongiosa Stimpson, 1858 | | Exodromidia spinosa Studer, 1883 | | | Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858 | Granulate shellback crab | | Hypoconcha spinosissima Rathbun, 1933 | Spiny shellback crab | | Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858 | Lesser Sponge Crab | | 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 Western Cape
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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