All Species
76 Species in Family Dromiidae
Nominal species list for Dromiidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Tumidodromia dormia (Linnaeus, 1763) Common sponge crab
Takedromia longispina McLay, 1991
Takedromia cristatipes (Sakai, 1969)
Stimdromia lateralis (Gray, 1831)
Stimdromia lamellata (Ortmann, 1894)
Stimdromia foresti (McLay, 1993)
Sternodromia spinirostris (Miers, 1881)
Petalomera pulchra Miers, 1884
Metadromia wilsoni (Fulton & Grant, 1902)
Mclaydromia dubia (Lewinsohn, 1984)
Mclaydromia colini Guinot & Tavares, 2003
Lewindromia unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)
Lauridromia intermedia (Laurie, 1906)
Lauridromia indica (Gray, 1831) Cannonball sponge crab
Lauridromia dehaani (Rathbun, 1923) Japanese sponge crab
Lamarckdromia globosa (Lamarck, 1818)
Lamarckdromia excavata (Stimpson, 1858)
Lamarckdromia beagle McLay & Hosie, 2022
Hypoconcha spinosissima Rathbun, 1933 Spiny shellback crab
Hypoconcha parasitica (Linnaeus, 1763) Rough shellback crab
Hypoconcha californiensis Bouvier, 1898 California shellback crab
Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858 Granulate shellback crab
Homalodromia coppingeri Miers, 1884
Hemisphaerodromia monodus (Stebbing, 1918)
Fultodromia spinifera (Montgomery, 1931)
Fultodromia nodipes (Guérin, 1832)
Frodromia atypica (Sakai, 1936)
Foredromia rostrata McLay, 2002
Epigodromia rugosa McLay, 1993
Epigodromia granulata (Kossman, 1878)
Epigodromia nodosa Sakai, 1936
Epigodromia rotunda McLay, 1993
Epigodromia areolata (Ihle, 1913)
Epigodromia ebalioides (Alcock, 1899)
Eodromia denticulata McLay, 1993
Dromidiopsis richeri McLay, 2001
Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903
Dromidiopsis lethrinusae (Takeda & Kurata, 1976)
Dromidiopsis australiensis (Haswell, 1882)
Dromia wilsoni (Fulton & Grant, 1902) Wilson's sponge crab
Dromia personata (Linnaeus, 1758) Sleepy crab
Dromia dehaani Rathbum, 1923
Dromia erythropus (George Edwards, 1771) Redeye sponge crab
Desmodromia tranterae McLay, 2001
Cryptodromiopsis unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)
Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903
Cryptodromiopsis sarraburei (Rathbun, 1910)
Cryptodromiopsis plumosa (Lewinsohn, 1984) Shaggy sponge crab
Cryptodromiopsis antillensis (Stimpson, 1858) Hairy sponge crab
Cryptodromia tumida Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromia tuberculata Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromia trituberculata Buitendijk, 1939
Cryptodromia pitiensis McLay, 2001
Cryptodromia pentagonalis (Hilgendorf, 1879)
Cryptodromia pileifera (Alcock, 1900)
Cryptodromia marquesas McLay, 2001
Cryptodromia longipes McLay, 1993
Cryptodromia mariae Ihle, 1913
Cryptodromia hilgendorfi De Man, 1888
Cryptodromia fukuii (Sakai, 1936)
Cryptodromia erioxylon McLay, 2001
Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromia coronata Stimpson, 1858
Cryptodromia amboinensis de Man, 1888
Conchoecetes pembawa McLay & Naruse, 2019
Conchoecetes investigator McLay & Naruse, 2019
Conchoecetes chanty McLay & Naruse, 2019
Conchoecetes avikele McLay & Naruse, 2019
Conchoecetes artificiosus (Fabricius, 1798)
Conchoecetes atlas McLay & Naruse, 2019
Baccadromia bullifera (Alcock, 1900)
Austrodromidia insignis (Rathbun, 1923)
Austrodromidia octodentata (Haswell, 1882)
Austrodromidia australis (Rathbun, 1923)
Alcockdromia fallax (Latreille in Milbert, 1812)
Alainodromia dambimangari McLay & Hosie, 2022
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