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Dromiidae






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Dromiidae
Temporal range: Campanian–Present

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Dromia personata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Section: Dromiacea
Superfamily: Dromioidea
Family: Dromiidae
De Haan, 1833[1]

Dromiidae is a familyofcrabs,[2] often referred to as sponge crabs. They are small or medium-sized crabs which get their name from the ability to shape a living sponge into a portable shelter for themselves.[3] A sponge crab cuts out a fragment from a sponge and trims it to its own shape using its claws. The last two pairs of legs are shorter than other legs and bend upward over the crab's carapace, to hold the sponge in place. The sponge grows along with the crab, providing a consistent shelter.[3]

Subfamilies and genera[edit]

The family Dromiidae contains the following subfamilies and genera:[1]

  • Ameridromia (Blow & Manning, 1996)
  • Ascidiophilus (Richters, 1880)
  • Austrodromidia (McLay, 1993)
  • Barnardomia (McLay, 1993)
  • Conchoecetes (Stimpson, 1858)
  • Costadromia (Feldman and Schweitzer, 2019)
  • Cryptodromia (Stimpson, 1858)
  • Cryptodromiopsis (Borradaile, 1903)
  • Desmodromia (McLay, 2001)
  • Dromia (Weber, 1795)
  • Dromidia (Stimpson, 1858)
  • Dromidiopsis (Borradaile, 1900)
  • Dromilites (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
  • Epigodromia (McLay, 1993)
  • Epipedodromia (André, 1932)
  • Eudromidia (Barnard, 1947)
  • Exodromidia (Stebbing, 1905)
  • Foredromia (McLay, 2002)
  • Fultodromia (McLay, 1993)
  • Haledromia (McLay, 1993)
  • Hemisphaerodromia (Barnard, 1954)
  • Homalodromia (Miers, 1884)
  • Kerepesia (Müller, 1976)
  • Kromtitis (Müller, 1984)
  • Lamarckdromia (Guinot & Tavares, 2003)
  • Lauridromia (McLay, 1993)
  • Lewindromia (Guinot & Tavares, 2003)
  • Lucanthonisia (Van Bakel, Artal, Fraaije & Jagt, 2009)
  • Mclaydromia (Guinot & Tavares, 2003)
  • Metadromia (McLay, 2009)
  • Moreiradromia (Guinot & Tavares, 2003)
  • Noetlingia (Beurlen, 1928)
  • Paradromia (Balss, 1921)
  • Petalomera (Stimpson, 1858)
  • Platydromia (Brocchi, 1877)
  • Pseudodromia (Stimpson, 1858d)
  • Speodromia (Barnard, 1947)
  • Stebbingdromia (Guinot & Tavares, 2003)
  • Sternodromia (Forest, 1974)
  • Stimdromia (McLay, 1993)
  • Takedromia (McLay, 1993)
  • Tumidodromia (McLay, 2009)
  • Tunedromia (McLay, 1993)
  • Hypoconchinae (Guinot & Tavares, 2003)
  • Sphaerodromiinae (Guinot & Tavares, 2003)
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  • ^ "Dromiidae De Haan, 1833". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  • ^ a b Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005 DVD

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