Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Redeye Sponge Crab
Dromia erythropus
Redeye Sponge Crab
Category: Sponge Crabs
Scientific Name: Dromia erythropus
Size: Up to 3 in. (8 cm)  
Depth: 10-1200 ft. (3-350 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Gulf of America
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder)
        └Dromioidea (Superfamily)
         └Dromiidae (Family)
          └Dromia (Genus)
           └D. erythropus (Species)

Crustaceans
Sponge Crabs

Redeye Sponge Crab



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