Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 135
301
437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 134
300
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 71
183
295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 71
183
295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 63
160
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 37
111
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 33
103
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 9
26
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 3
8
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ocypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs | 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Natal
5 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Natal
11 Species | Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900 | Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | Horn-eyed Ghost Crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818) | ⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | | Ocypode kuhli De Haan, 1835 | | | Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835 | | | Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880 | | | Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Green-eyed Fiddler Crab | | Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Uca (Tubuca) urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802 | |
Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Natal
Links, sources and further information Ocypodidae at biodiversity.org.au
Ocypodidae at gbif.org
Ocypodidae at irmng.org
Ocypodidae at itis.gov
Ocypodidae at marinespecies.org
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