Dromiidae

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Dromiidae
Temporal range: Campanian–Present
Dromia personata.jpg
Dromia personata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Section:
Dromiacea
Superfamily:
Dromioidea
Family:
Dromiidae

De Haan, 1833 [1]

Dromiidae is a family of crabs, 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.[2] 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.[2]

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

Dromiinae De Haan, 1833
  • McLay, 1998
  • † Blow & Manning, 1996
  • Richters, 1880
  • McLay, 1993
  • McLay, 1993
  • Stimpson, 1858
  • † Feldman and Schweitzer, 2019
  • Stimpson, 1858
  • Borradaile, 1903
  • McLay, 2001
  • Dromia Weber, 1795
  • Dromidia Stimpson, 1858
  • Borradaile, 1900
  • † H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
  • McLay, 1993
  • André, 1932
  • Barnard, 1947
  • Stebbing, 1905
  • McLay, 2002
  • McLay, 1993
  • McLay, 1993
  • Barnard, 1954
  • Miers, 1884
  • † Müller, 1976
  • † Müller, 1984
  • Guinot & Tavares, 2003
  • Lauridromia McLay, 1993
  • Guinot & Tavares, 2003
  • † Van Bakel, Artal, Fraaije & Jagt, 2009
  • Guinot & Tavares, 2003
  • McLay, 2009
  • Moreiradromia Guinot & Tavares, 2003
  • † Beurlen, 1928
  • Balss, 1921
  • Stimpson, 1858
  • Brocchi, 1877
  • Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1858d
  • Barnard, 1947
  • Guinot & Tavares, 2003
  • Forest, 1974
  • McLay, 1993
  • McLay, 1993
  • McLay, 2009
  • McLay, 1993
Hypoconchinae Guinot & Tavares, 2003
  • Guérin-Méneville, 1854
Sphaerodromiinae Guinot & Tavares, 2003
  • McLay, 1993
  • McLay, 1993
  • Alcock, 1899

References[]

  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.
  2. ^ a b Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005 DVD
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