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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Capricorn Group (Great Barrier Reef, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
127
353
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
125
351
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
224
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
223
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
213
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
120
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
113
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
17
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Capricorn Group
5 Families width 10 Species
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Capricorn Group
6 Genera with 10 Species
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1873Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Capricorn Group
10 Species
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) graeffei A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Scopimera inflata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Sand Bubbler

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Capricorn Group
FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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