Rounded carapace with four or five inconspicuous teeth on the side margins towards the front. The most distinctive feature is a dense covering of tufted bristles on the carapace and legs. This species and Dromidiopsis excavata, another large dromiid with a pink body covering and row of bristles along the front of the carapace, are the most commonly seen species on jetty pylons in South Australia and Victoria.

• Max Size: 8 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 13.9-20.8°C
• Depth: 0-79m
• Habitat: Rocky Reef

• IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
• Occurrence: Infrequent (7% of sites)
  Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
• Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.