Dromia
Encyclopedia
Dromia is a genus
of crab
s in the family Dromiidae
. It contains 6 extant species:
Two further species are known only from fossil
s.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of crab
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s in the family Dromiidae
Dromiidae
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. A sponge crab cuts out a fragment from a sponge and trims it to its own shape using its claws...
. It contains 6 extant species:
- Dromia bollorei Forest, 1974
- Dromia dormiaDromia dormiaDromia dormia, the sleepy sponge crab or common sponge crab, is the largest species of sponge crab. It grows to a carapace width of and lives in shallow waters across the Indo-Pacific region.-Distribution:...
(Linnaeus, 1763) - Dromia erythropus (George Edwards, 1771)
- Dromia marmorea Forest, 1974
- Dromia nodosa A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1898
- Dromia personataDromia personataDromia personata is a species of crab found in the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and connecting parts of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. It grows up to a carapace length of , and lives mainly from the lower shore to a depth of , or occasionally to , and often in caves...
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Two further species are known only from fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
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