Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903
- Name authority
- Borradaile, 1903
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Dromiidae
- Genus
- Dromidiopsis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumCrustacea
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- suborderPleocyemata
- infraorderBrachyura Latreille, 1802
- section zoologyDromiacea De Haan, 1833
- superfamilyDromioidea De Haan, 1833
- familyDromiidae De Haan, 1833
- subfamilyDromiinae De Haan, 1833
- genusDromidiopsis Borradaile, 1900
- speciesDromidiopsis tridentata Borradaile, 1903
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dromidiopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dromidiopsis edwardsi Rathbun, 1919 | DromiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dromidiopsis lethrinusae (Takeda & Kurata, 1976) | DromiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Borradaile, L. A. (1903). Marine crustaceans. IX. The sponge-crabs (Dromiacea). In: Gardiner JS (ed.), The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes. Being the Account of the Work Carried on and of the Collections Made by an Expedition During the Years 1899 and 1900. Volume II. Part I. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 574–578, pl. 33. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.10215 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:37PZL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.