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Checklist for Subfamily Dromiinae De Haan, 1833
and region Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
56
138
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
56
138
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
39
109
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
105
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
103
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
73
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chagos Archipelago
2 Genera with 2 Species
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tumidodromia McLay, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chagos Archipelago
2 Species
Cryptodromia pentagonalis Hilgendorf, 1879
Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common Sponge Crab


Links, sources and further information
Dromiinae at marinespecies.org