Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 69
179
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 69
179
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 44
139
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 44
139
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 42
133
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 26
92
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 25
91
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 9
19
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 3
10
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ocypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs | 4
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Torres Strait Islands
4 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Torres Strait Islands
11 Species | Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange 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 cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | Smooth-handed Ghost Crab | | Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835 | | | Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | Dussumier's Fiddler Crab | | Tubuca polita Crane, 1975 | | | Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920 | | | Uca capricornis Crane, 1975 | | | Uca polita Crane, 1975 | |
Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
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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