Lamarckdromia

Lamarckdromia
Lamarckdromia globosa found in Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Dromiidae
Subfamily: Dromiinae
Genus: Lamarckdromia
Guinot & Tavares, 2003

Lamarckdromia is a genus of crabs within the family Dromiidae, containing 3 species. The most recent species described, Lamarckdromia beagle, was discovered in Australia after being washed onto a beach in 2022. Its species name beagle is in recognition of Charles Darwin’s ship HMS Beagle.

Species

There are three species:

References

  1. 1 2 "Lamarckdromia Guinot & Tavares, 2003". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  2. ↑ Gay, Jeremy (2022-07-01). "Lamarckdromia beagle is a new species of sponge crab from Australia". Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog. Retrieved 2022-10-07.