Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Redeye Sponge Crab
Dromia erythropus
Redeye Sponge Crab
Category: Sponge Crabs
Scientific Name: Dromia erythropus
Size: Up to 3 in. (8 cm)  
Depth: 10-1200 ft. (3-350 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Gulf of America
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder) True Crabs
        └Dromioidea (Superfamily)
         └Dromiidae (Family) Sponge Crabs
          └Dromia (Genus)
           └D. erythropus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 241022🔗
iNaturalist ID: 462182🔗

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