Tumidodromia dormia
| Tumidodromia dormia | |
|---|---|
| T. dormia eating a sea urchin | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Dromiidae |
| Genus: | Tumidodromia |
| Species: | T. dormia |
| Binomial name | |
| Tumidodromia dormia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tumidodromia dormia, the sleepy sponge crab or common sponge crab, is the largest species of sponge crab and the only species in the genus Tumidodromia. It grows to a carapace width of 20 cm (8 in) and lives in shallow waters across the Indo-Pacific region.