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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
322
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
115
320
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
202
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
65
202
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
191
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
113
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
111
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
34
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
15
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Darwin
6 Families width 34 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)6SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Darwin
15 Genera with 34 Species
Austruca Bott, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Baruna Stebbing, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cleistostoma De Haan, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ilyoplax Stimpson, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1837Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1917Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Tmethypocoelis Koelbel, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 186511SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1982Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darwin
34 Species
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924
Baruna trigranulum Dai & Song, 1986
Cleistostoma mcneilli Ward, 1933
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Gelasimus dampieri Crane, 1975
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Ilyoplax strigicarpus Davie, 1990
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) darwinensis Barnes, 1971
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) pacificus Dana, 1851
Macrophthalmus (Paramareotis) erato De Man, 1888
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 fabricii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Paracleistostoma wardi Rathbun, 1926
Scopimera kochi Roux, 1917
Tmethypocoelis koelbeli Davie, 1990
Tubuca arcuata De Haan, 1835
Tubuca capricornis Crane, 1975
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca elegans George & Jones, 1982
Tubuca flammula Crane, 1975
Tubuca forcipata Adams & White, 1849
Tubuca hirsutimanus George & Jones, 1982
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Tubuca seismella Crane, 1975
Tubuca signata Hess, 1865
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Uca hirsutimanus George & Jones, 1982

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Darwin
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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