BeRMS taxon details
Dromia personata (Linnaeus, 1758)
107258 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107258)
accepted
Species
Cancer personata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cancer personata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 628 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 628 [details] Available for editors
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Dromia personata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107258 on 2026-01-18
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Dromia personata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107258 on 2026-01-18
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(of Cancer personata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 628 [details] Available for editors
context source (WoRCS) Bianchi, C. N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Morri, C.; Froglia, C. (2022). Distribution and Ecology of Decapod Crustaceans in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review. <em>Diversity.</em> 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors
additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands, 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
page(s): 628 [details] Available for editors
context source (WoRCS) Bianchi, C. N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Morri, C.; Froglia, C. (2022). Distribution and Ecology of Decapod Crustaceans in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review. <em>Diversity.</em> 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors
additional source Adema, J.P.H.M. (1991). De krabben van Nederland en Belgie (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum: Leiden, The Netherlands, 244 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | gërthia e sfungjerëve | [details] |
| Catalan | cranc felput | [details] |
| Danish | svampekrabbe | [details] |
| Dutch | wolkrabsponskrab | [details] |
| English | sponge crabsleepy crabsleepey sponge crablittle hairy crabLinnaeus's sponge crabcommon sponge crab | [details] |
| French | dromiecrabe dormeur | [details] |
| German | Wollkrabbe | [details] |
| Italian | granchio facchino | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Πατάτα | [details] |
| Spanish | cangrejo pelosocangrejo dormilón | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dromia personata)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (30 records)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dromia personata)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (30 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
