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Checklist for Subfamily Dromiinae De Haan, 1833
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
359
1638
4948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
356
1632
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
797
2869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
787
2814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
135
726
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
326
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
4
14
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
9
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
9
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
8 Genera with 16 Species
Conchoecetes Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1758sponge crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Exodromidia Stebbing, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Petalomera Stimpson, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Sternodromia Forest, 18812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
16 Species
Conchoecetes artificiosus Fabricius, 1798
Cryptodromiopsis antillensis Stimpson, 1858Decorator crab
Dromia dromia
Dromia erythropus Edwards, 1771Redeye sponge crab
Dromia marmorea Forest, 1974Marbled Sponge Crab
Dromia nodosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1898
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromia rumphii (Weber, 1795)⇒ Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromia spinirostris (Miers, 1881)⇒ Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881
Dromia vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758
Dromidia antillensis (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858
Exodromidia spinosa Studer, 1883
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab
Petalomera wilsoni (Fulton&Grant, 1902)⇒ Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902
Sternodromia monodi Forest & Guinot, 1966
Sternodromia spinirostris Miers, 1881


Links, sources and further information
Dromiinae at marinespecies.org