Decanet name details
Dromia dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)
209443 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209443)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cancer dormia Linnaeus, 1763) Linnaeus, C. (1763). Centuria Insectorum rariorum quam quam consent. experimentiss. Fac. Med. in Regia Academia Upsaliensi, praeside nobilissimo atque celeberrimo D:o Doct. Carolo von Linné, publico examini submittit Boas Johansson, Calmariensis. In Audit. Carol. Maj. D. xxiii. Junii. Anni MDCCLXIII. H. A. M. S. Hojer, Upsaliae, [6] + 32 pp. [Published 23 June 1763]. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Dromia dormia (Linnaeus, 1763). Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209443 on 2025-09-13
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(of Cancer dormia Linnaeus, 1763) Linnaeus, C. (1763). Centuria Insectorum rariorum quam quam consent. experimentiss. Fac. Med. in Regia Academia Upsaliensi, praeside nobilissimo atque celeberrimo D:o Doct. Carolo von Linné, publico examini submittit Boas Johansson, Calmariensis. In Audit. Carol. Maj. D. xxiii. Junii. Anni MDCCLXIII. H. A. M. S. Hojer, Upsaliae, [6] + 32 pp. [Published 23 June 1763]. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Morton, B. & Morton, J. (1983). <i>The sea shore ecology of Hong Kong</i>. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. 350 pp. [details]
basis of record Barnard, K.H. (1950). Descriptive catalogue of South African decapod Crustacea (crabs and shrimps). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 38: 1-837. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
context source (HKRMS) Morton, B. & Morton, J. (1983). <i>The sea shore ecology of Hong Kong</i>. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. 350 pp. [details]
basis of record Barnard, K.H. (1950). Descriptive catalogue of South African decapod Crustacea (crabs and shrimps). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 38: 1-837. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Remark Needs clarification: Dromia dromia is no longer a valid species, and has never been described by Linnaeus according to Lwinsohn (1977): Linnaeus described D. dormia, which is now Dromidiopsis dormia. Lewinsohn states that there was a second species described under the name Dromia dormia, which is now Dromia dehaani Rathbun 1923. It is not clear to which species the specimen records of Barnard belong. [details]