Biology:Dromia
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Short description: Genus of crabs
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| Genus: | Dromia Weber, 1795
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Dromia is a genus of crabs in the family Dromiidae. It contains 6 extant species:[1]
- Dromia bollorei Forest, 1974
- Dromia dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)
- Dromia erythropus (George Edwards, 1771)
- Dromia marmorea Forest, 1974
- Dromia nodosa A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1898
- Dromia personata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Two further species are known only from fossils.[2]
References
- ↑ Peter Davie & Michael Türkay (2011). "Dromia Weber, 1795". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106865.
- ↑ Sammy De Grave et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606064728/http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s21/s21rbz1-109.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q3933491 entry
