WoRMS taxon details
Dromia erythropus (Edwards in Catesby & Edwards, 1771)
241022 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:241022)
accepted
Species
Cancer erythropus Edwards in Catesby & Edwards, 1771 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dromia gouveai de Melo & Campos Junior, 1999 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dromia lator H. Milne Edwards, 1837 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cancer erythropus Edwards in Catesby & Edwards, 1771) Catesby, M; Edwards, G. (1771). A catalogue of the animals and plants represented in Catesby's Natural History of Carolina. With the Linnean names. In: Edwards's (1771) edition of The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas Islands by Mark Catesby. Volume I: 100 pp., 100 pis; Volume II: 100 pp., 100 pis; appendix: 20 pp., 20 pis., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52786043 [details]
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m)
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Dromia erythropus (Edwards in Catesby & Edwards, 1771). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241022 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cancer erythropus Edwards in Catesby & Edwards, 1771) Catesby, M; Edwards, G. (1771). A catalogue of the animals and plants represented in Catesby's Natural History of Carolina. With the Linnean names. In: Edwards's (1771) edition of The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas Islands by Mark Catesby. Volume I: 100 pp., 100 pis; Volume II: 100 pp., 100 pis; appendix: 20 pp., 20 pis., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52786043 [details]
original description (of Dromia gouveai de Melo & Campos Junior, 1999) de Melo, G.A.S.; Campos Junior, O. (1999). A família Dromiidae De Haan no litoral brasileiro, com descrição de uma nova espécie (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). <em>Revista Brasileira de Zoologia.</em> 16(2): 273-291. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Dromia lator H. Milne Edwards, 1837) Milne Edwards, H. (1834–1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details]
basis of record Charles H.J.M. Fransen (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Dromia gouveai de Melo & Campos Junior, 1999) de Melo, G.A.S.; Campos Junior, O. (1999). A família Dromiidae De Haan no litoral brasileiro, com descrição de uma nova espécie (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). <em>Revista Brasileira de Zoologia.</em> 16(2): 273-291. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Dromia lator H. Milne Edwards, 1837) Milne Edwards, H. (1834–1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details]
basis of record Charles H.J.M. Fransen (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
[request]additional source Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Association Associated with sponges [details]Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | redeye sponge crablarge sponge-carrying crab | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dromia gouveai de Melo & Campos Junior, 1999)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dromia erythropus)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To MNHN Type collection (IU 2008-12775) (from synonym Dromia lator H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (26 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dromia gouveai de Melo & Campos Junior, 1999)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dromia erythropus)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To MNHN Type collection (IU 2008-12775) (from synonym Dromia lator H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (26 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym