Dromia personata

Dromia personata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Dromiidae
Genus:
Dromia
Species:
D. personata
Binomial name
Dromia personata
Synonyms [2][3]
  • Cancer personatus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cancer caputmortuum Linnaeus, 1767
  • Dromia clypeata Schousboe, 1802
  • Dromia vulgaris H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
  • Dromia communis Lucas, 1840
  • Dromia mediterranea Leach, 1875

Dromia personata, also known as the sponge crab or sleepy crab, is a species of crab found in the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and connecting parts of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.[4] Like most other epibenthic crustaceans, the biomass of this species is especially dense in the Mediterranean continental shelf.[5] It mainly resides from the lower shore to a depth of 50 meters (164 ft), often in caves.[4] Occasionally, they are found living in depths as low as 110 meters (360 ft).[5] They serve as prey for octopus, starfish, and other fish.[6] Their last two pairs of legs are positioned dorsally,[7] and are used to hold a sponge in place as camouflage.[4]

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  2. ^ Charles Fransen & Michael Türkay. "Dromia personata (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  3. ^ Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  4. ^ a b c Cédric d'Udekem d'Acoz (February 20, 2003). "Dromia personata (Linnaeus, 1758)". Tromsø Museum. Archived from the original on June 25, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  5. ^ a b Abelló, Pere; Carbonell, Aina; Torres, Pedro (2002-06-30). "Biogeography of epibenthic crustaceans on the shelf and upper slope off the Iberian Peninsula Mediterranean coasts: implications for the establishment of natural management areas". Scientia Marina. 66 (S2): 183. doi:10.3989/scimar.2002.66s2183. hdl:10508/10690. ISSN 1886-8134.
  6. ^ van Moorsel, Godfried W. N. M.; Bennema, Floris P.; Nijland, Reindert (March 16, 2020). "First records of the sponge crab Dromia personata (Brachyura) in the Netherlands and its historical findings in the North Sea". Marine Biodiversity Records. 10 (1): 28. doi:10.1186/s41200-017-0129-7. ISSN 1755-2672.
  7. ^ M. J. de Kluijver & S. S. Ingalsuo. "Dromia personata". Macrobenthos of the North Sea: Crustacea. Universiteit van Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2010-01-09.