Sponge Crab
Dromia personata
Classification
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Dromiidae
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. Like most other epibenthic crustaceans, the biomass of this species is especially dense in the Mediterranean continental shelf. It mainly resides from the lower shore to a depth of 50 meters (164 ft), often in caves.
Dromia personata, la dromie, est une espèce de crabes vivant dans la mer Méditerranée, la mer du Nord et le nord-est de l'océan Atlantique. Noms usuels Dromie velue, crabe-pierre, crabe-éponge, crabe-béret basque, crabe-nounours. Noms régionaux : krank-voulouz (Breton), crabe dodu (sud-ouest), tourlourou (Cotentin), oumigrana durmeiré (Provençal), crabe Moscato (bassin d'arcachon), franquet dormidor de furari (Catalan).
Telmatactis es un género de anémonas marinas de la familia Isophelliidae. Algunas de sus especies, como T. cricoides, T.
Distribution
More from the same family
redeye sponge crab
Dromia erythropus
DromiidaeLesser Sponge Crab
Moreiradromia antillensis
DromiidaeAlcockdromia fallax
Alcockdromia fallax
DromiidaeCryptodromia marquesas
Cryptodromia marquesas
DromiidaeCangrejo Esponja
Moreiradromia sarraburei
Dromiidaesleepy sponge crab
Tumidodromia dormia
Dromiidaegranulate shellback crab
Hypoconcha arcuata
Dromiidaerough shellback crab
Hypoconcha parasitica
Dromiidae