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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Brisbane (South East Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
82
130
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
82
130
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
65
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
40
65
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
38
58
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
37
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
36
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brisbane
4 Families width 7 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brisbane
6 Genera with 7 Species
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Enigmaplax Davie, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Heloecius Dana, 1837Semaphore crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brisbane
7 Species
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Enigmaplax littoralis Davie, 1993
Heloecius cordiformis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Semaphore Crab
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Mictyris livingstonei McNeill, 1926
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Brisbane
FamilyHeloeciidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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