Superfamily: Dromioidea
Family: Dromiidae
Subfamily: Dromiinae
Cryptodromia tumida
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Dromidiopsis australiensis
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Lamarckdromia excavata
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Petalomera pulchra (possible occurrence)
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Ridged Sponge Crab - Stimdromia lateralis
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Sleepy Sponge Crab - Tumidodromia dormia
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
> Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical Crustaceans)
> Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
> Subclass: Eumalocostraca (Decapods, Isopods and Allies)
> Superorder: Eucarida (Decapods and Krill)
> Order: Decapoda (Decapods)
> Suborder: Pleocyemata (Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps and Allies)
> Infraorder: Brachyura (True Crabs)
> Zoosection: Dromiacea
> Superfamily: Dromioidea
> Family: Dromiidae (Sponge Crabs)
> Subfamily: Dromiinae
> Genus: Cryptodromia
> Species: C. tumida
> Genus: Dromidiopsis
> Species: D. australiensis
> Genus: Lamarckdromia
> Species: L. excavata
> Genus: Petalomera
> Species: P. pulchra ^
> Genus: Stimdromia
> Species: S. lateralis - Ridged Sponge Crab
> Genus: Tumidodromia
> Species: T. dormia - Sleepy Sponge Crab
^ = possibly
* = likely
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