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Family: Dromiidae sponge crabs



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76 species (see list below)
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Alainodromia dambimangari
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Max. Length 1.5 cm CW
 
Alcockdromia fallax
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Austrodromidia australis
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Austrodromidia insignis
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Austrodromidia octodentata
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Baccadromia bullifera
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Conchoecetes artificiosus
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Max. Length 2.1 cm CW
 
Conchoecetes atlas
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Conchoecetes avikele
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Conchoecetes chanty
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Conchoecetes investigator
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Conchoecetes pembawa
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Cryptodromia amboinensis
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Cryptodromia canaliculata
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Auscape International

Pacific Ocean

Cryptodromia coronataStimpson, 1858

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Cryptodromia coronata
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Cryptodromia erioxylon
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Cryptodromia fukuii
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Max. Length 1.6 cm CW
 
Cryptodromia hilgendorfi
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Cryptodromia longipes
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Max. Length 1.1 cm CW
 
Cryptodromia mariae
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Max. Length 0.8 cm CW
 
Cryptodromia marquesas
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Max. Length 1.4 cm CW
 
Cryptodromia pentagonalis
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Cryptodromia pileifera
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Cryptodromia pitiensis
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Cryptodromia trituberculata
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Max. Length 1.3 cm CW
 
Cryptodromia tuberculata
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Max. Length 1.4 cm CW
 
Cryptodromia tumida
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Max. Length 1.6 cm CW
 
Cryptodromiopsis antillensis
[Hairy sponge crab]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm CW
 
Cryptodromiopsis plumosa
[Shaggy sponge crab]
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Cryptodromiopsis sarraburei
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Cryptodromiopsis tridens
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Max. Length 3.4 cm CW
 
Cryptodromiopsis unidentata
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Desmodromia tranterae
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Dromia dehaani
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Dromia erythropus
[Redeye sponge crab]

FAO

Mediterranean Sea and Eas
Max. Length 7.5 cm CL
Dromia personata(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Dromia personata
[Sleepy crab]
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Dromia wilsoni
[Wilson's sponge crab]
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Dromidiopsis australiensis
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Max. Length 1.7 cm CW
 
Dromidiopsis lethrinusae
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Max. Length 1.5 cm CW
 
Dromidiopsis richeri
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Dromidiopsis tridentata
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Eodromia denticulata
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Epigodromia areolata
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Epigodromia ebalioides
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Epigodromia granulata
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Epigodromia nodosa
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Epigodromia rotunda
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Epigodromia rugosa
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Foredromia rostrata
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Frodromia atypica
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Fultodromia nodipes
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Fultodromia spinifera
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Hemisphaerodromia monodus
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Homalodromia coppingeri
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Max. Length 1.4 cm CW
 
Hypoconcha arcuata
[Granulate shellback crab]
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Hypoconcha californiensis
[California shellback crab]
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Max. Length 2.1 cm CW
 
Hypoconcha parasitica
[Rough shellback crab]
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Hypoconcha spinosissima
[Spiny shellback crab]
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Lamarckdromia beagle
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Lamarckdromia excavata
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Lamarckdromia globosa
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm CW
Lauridromia dehaani(Rathbun, 1923)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Lauridromia dehaani
[Japanese sponge crab]
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Max. Length 8.3 cm CW
 
Lauridromia indica
[Cannonball sponge crab]
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Lauridromia intermedia
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Lewindromia unidentata
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Mclaydromia colini
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Mclaydromia dubia
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Metadromia wilsoni
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Petalomera pulchra
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Sternodromia spinirostris
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Stimdromia foresti
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Stimdromia lamellata
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Stimdromia lateralis
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Max. Length 2.3 cm CW
 
Takedromia cristatipes
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Takedromia longispina
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm CW
Tumidodromia dormia(Linnaeus, 1763)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Tumidodromia dormia
[Common sponge crab]


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