Sponge Crabs [Dromiidae]

Description

Sponge crabs are famous for carrying pieces of sponge or other debris on their backs, creating camouflage that helps them blend into the seafloor. Divers may spot them slowly walking over rocky ground or rubble, looking like a living patch of sponge until they move.

Genera

Sponge Crabs

Dromia

Taxonomy