Checklist for Superfamily Dromioidea De Haan, 1833
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 333
1353
3152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 330
1350
3144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 126
588
1419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 124
579
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 115
535
1257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 59
321
673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
| 4
22
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
| 1
16
35 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Africa
1 Family width 35 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Southern Africa
16 Genera with 35 Species | Alcockdromia McLay, 1812 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conchoecetes Stimpson, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptodromia Stimpson, 1931 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromia Weber, 1902 | sponge crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 1884 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudromidia Barnard, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exodromidia Stebbing, 1977 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemisphaerodromia Barnard, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metadromia McLay, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platydromia Brocchi, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1978 | Sponge crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidodromia McLay, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Africa
35 Species and 2 Subspecies | Alcockdromia fallax Latreille, 1812 | Sponge Crab | | Conchoecetes artificiosus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Cryptodromia monodus (Stebbing, 1918) | ⇒ Hemisphaerodromia monodus Stebbing, 1918 | | Cryptodromia tuberculata Stimpson, 1858 | | | Cryptodromia tumida Stimpson, 1858 | | | Cryptodromia tumida spinifera Montgomery, 1931 | | | Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903 | | | Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763 | Common sponge crab | | Dromia dromia | | | Dromia hirsutissima (Lamarck, 1818) | ⇒ Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763 | | Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758 | Sleepy crab | | Dromia wilsonii Fulton & Grant, 1902 | | | Dromidia aegibotus Barnard, 1947 | | | Dromidia bicornis (Studer, 1883) | ⇒ Exodromidia spinosissima Kensley, 1977 | | Dromidia cornuta Barnard, 1947 | | | Dromidia dissothrix Barnard, 1947 | | | Dromidia hirsutissima Lamarck, 1818 | | | Dromidia lepidota Barnard, 1947 | | | Dromidia spinosa (Studer, 1883) | ⇒ Exodromidia spinosa Studer, 1883 | | Dromidia spongiosa stimpsonii (Miers, 1884) | ⇒ Platydromia spongiosa Stimpson, 1858 | | Dromidiopsis australiensis Haswell, 1882 | | | Eudromidia frontalis Henderson, 1888 | | | Exodromidia bicornis (Studer, 1883) | ⇒ Exodromidia spinosissima Kensley, 1977 | | Exodromidia spinosa Studer, 1883 | | | Exodromidia spinosissima Kensley, 1977 | | | Hemisphaerodromia monodous Stebbing, 1918 | | | Hemisphaerodromia monodus Stebbing, 1918 | | | Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858 | Granulate shellback crab | | Hypoconcha spinosissima Rathbun, 1933 | Spiny shellback crab | | Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902 | Wilson's Sponge Crab | | Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858 | Lesser Sponge Crab | | Platydromia spongiosa Stimpson, 1858 | | | Pseudodromia latens Stimpson, 1858 | Furred sponge crab | | Pseudodromia rotunda MacLeay, 1838 | | | Pseudodromia trepida Kensley, 1978 | | | Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Sponge Crab |
Subnodes of Dromioidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
Links, sources and further information Dromioidea at artfakta.se
Dromioidea at biodiversity.org.au
Dromioidea at dyntaxa.se
Dromioidea at itis.gov
Dromioidea at marinespecies.org
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