| Dromiidae (sponge crabs) |
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benthic; marine |
| Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. |
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Characterized by a long shaggy tomentum and tangled mass of setae on the carapace and chelipeds; median rostral tooth strongly deflexed and scarcely visible dorsally; post- frontal area of carapace weakly vaulted; inner superior border of cheliped propodus has 3 or 4 small rounded proximal tubercles. |
| Occurs in shallow subtidal (Ref. 126358). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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