Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Eucarida
Ordo: Decapoda
Subordo: Pleocyemata
Infraordo: Brachyura
Sectio: Dromiacea
Superfamilia: Dromioidea
Familia: Dromiidae
Subfamiliae: Dromiinae
Genus: Dromia

Dromia personata is a species of crab found in the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and connecting parts of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.[4] It grows up to a carapace length of 53 millimetres (2.1 in), and lives mainly from the lower shore to a depth of 8 metres (26 ft),[5] or occasionally to 100 metres (330 ft), and often in caves.[4] The last two pairs of legs are positioned dorsally,[5] and are used by young crabs to hold a sponge in place as camouflage.[4]

References

^ "Dromia personata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
^ Charles Fransen & Michael Türkay. "Dromia personata (Linnaeus, 1758)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
^ Peter K. L. Ng, Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286.
^ a b c Cédric d'Udekem d'Acoz (February 20, 2003). "Dromia personata (Linnaeus, 1758)". Tromsø Museum. Archived from the original on June 25, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
^ a b M. J. de Kluijver & S. S. Ingalsuo. "Dromia personata". Macrobenthos of the North Sea: Crustacea. Universiteit van Amsterdam.

Synonyms [2][3]

Cancer personatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer caputmortuum Linnaeus, 1767
Dromia clypeata Schousboe, 1802
Dromia vulgaris H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
Dromia communis Lucas, 1840
Dromia mediterranea Leach, 1875