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Common Sponge Crab (Dromia personata)
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Dromia personata

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Sponge Crab

Also known as: Linnaeus's Sponge Crab, Little Hairy Crab, Sleepey Sponge Crab, Sleepy Crab, Sponge Crab

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Max size

7.5 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Dromiidae

Other species in Dromiidae

Large Sponge-Carrying Crab (Dromia erythropus)

Dromia erythropus

Large Sponge-Carrying Crab

Rough Shellback Crab (Hypoconcha parasitica)

Hypoconcha parasitica

Rough Shellback Crab

Image: © Sylvain Le Bris (CC-BY-NC) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-NC) · source