Tumidodromia dormia Sleepy Sponge Crab, Common Sponge Crab

Tumidodromia dormia is commonly referred to as Sleepy Sponge Crab, Common Sponge Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6331 

AphiaID:

440119 

Scientific:

Tumidodromia dormia 

German:

Gemeine Schwammkrabbe, Sleepy Schwammkrabbe 

English:

Sleepy Sponge Crab, Common Sponge Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Dromiidae (Family) > Tumidodromia (Genus) > dormia (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1763 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Aldabra Group, Ambon, Australia, China, East Africa, Eastern Indian Ocean, French Polynesia, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Marquesas Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Moluccas, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , South-Africa, Taiwan, Tansania, the Kermadec Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

5 - 156 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Stony Soils 

Size:

6.77" - 7.87" (17.2cm - 20cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 84.2 °F (22°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, omnivore, Predatory, Starfishs 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Tumidodromia dormia
  Gemeine Schwammkrabbe, Sleepy Schwammkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-11-02 14:11:11 

Last edit:

2023-11-27 19:13:12 

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