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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
173
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
41
158
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
33
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
5 Families width 18 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
14 Genera with 18 Species
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Cleistostoma De Haan, 02SpeciesTaxom
Danielella P.K.L. Ng & ..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1869Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ecphantor Manning & Ho..., 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Paratylodiplax Serène, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
18 Species
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Austruca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924
Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016East African Fiddler Crab
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Cleistostoma algoense (Barnard, 1954)⇒ Paratylodiplax algoensis Barnard, 1954
Cleistostoma edwardsi
Danielella edwardsii MacLeay, 1838
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) setosus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897Labile stilt crab
Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897Finned stilt crab
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Paratylodiplax algoensis Barnard, 1954
Paratylodiplax blephariskios Stebbing, 1924
Tubuca arcuata De Haan, 1835
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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