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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
78
182
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
78
182
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
145
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
56
145
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
52
132
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
84
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
83
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
29
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cairns
5 Families width 17 Species
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)4SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cairns
11 Genera with 17 Species
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ilyoplax Stimpson, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1852Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairns
17 Species
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Ilyoplax dentata Ward, 1933
Ilyoplax strigicarpus Davie, 1990
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) pacificus Dana, 1851
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Paracleistostoma wardi Rathbun, 1926
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca signata Hess, 1865
Uca (Tubuca) coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Cairns
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
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