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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Antarctica (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
289
990
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
287
986
2192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
267
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
96
263
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
252
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
47
136
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
42
127
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
27
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antarctica
2 Families width 12 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antarctica
7 Genera with 12 Species
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antarctica
12 Species
Chaenostoma crassimanus Stimpson, 1858
Chaenostoma sinuspersici Naderloo & T..., 2010
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Antarctica
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ocypodoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Ocypodoidea at itis.gov
Ocypodoidea at marinespecies.org