Dromia dormia

Dromia dormia
D. dormia eating a sea urchin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Dromiidae
Genus:
Dromia
Species:
D. dormia
Binomial name
Dromia dormia
Synonyms [1][2]
  • Cancer lanosus Rumphius, 1705
  • Cancer dormia Linnaeus, 1763
  • Dromidiopsis dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)
  • Cancer dormitator Herbst, 1790
  • Dromia rumphii Weber, 1795
  • Dromia hirsutissima Dana, 1852

Dromia dormia, the sleepy sponge crab[3] or common sponge crab,[4] is the largest species of sponge crab. It grows to a carapace width of 20 cm (8 in) and lives in shallow waters across the Indo-Pacific region.

  1. ^ P. J. F. Davie (2002). "Dromia dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)". Zoological Catalogue of Australia: Crustacea: Malocostraca: Eucarida (Part 2), Decapoda: Anomura, Brachyura. CSIRO Publishing. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-643-05677-0.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference McLay was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Dromia dormia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. ^ "Dromia dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved July 14, 2010.