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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region North Queensland (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
190
621
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
190
621
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
341
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
341
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
82
330
672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
183
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
179
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
42
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
16
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Queensland
5 Genera with 15 Species
Austruca Bott, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1975Fiddler crab5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Queensland
15 Species
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Gelasimus dampieri Crane, 1975
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Tubuca seismella Crane, 1975
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Tubuca) coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Uca dampieri Crane, 1975
Uca polita Crane, 1975

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in North Queensland
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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