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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Comoros (Comoro Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
60
145
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
60
145
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
38
108
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
108
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
107
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
61
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
56
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoros
3 Families width 9 Species
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comoros
5 Genera with 9 Species
Dotilla De Haan, 1869Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1965Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1758Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoros
9 Species
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode pauliani Crosnier, 1965
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758

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

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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