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Redeye Sponge Crab
Susan Aide, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Crabs

Redeye Sponge Crab

Dromia erythropus (Edwards, 1771)

Names

EnglishRedeye Sponge Crab
Dutch—
SpanishCangrejo esponja
Chinese红趾绵蟹
Sranan Tongokrabu (general name for the group)
Scientific nameDromia erythropus (Edwards, 1771)

About this species

The Redeye Sponge Crab (Dromia erythropus) is a species of the family Dromiidae. It has been recorded in Suriname once (GBIF), in 1963.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyDromiidae
GenusDromia

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