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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
401
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
400
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
232
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
231
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
216
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
137
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
126
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
23
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
11
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
5 Families width 25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)7SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
11 Genera with 25 Species
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18485SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1775Ghost Crab8SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Serenella Manning & Ho..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1877Fiddler crab4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Macrophthalmus (Chaenostoma) boscii (Audouin & Sa..., 1825)⇒ Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Macrophthalmus verreauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1848)⇒ Macrophthalmus telescopicus Owen, 1839
Ocypode aegyptiaca (Gerstaecker, 1856)⇒ Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode hippeus
Ocypode ippeus (Olivier, 1804)⇒ Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775Red Sea Ghost Crab
Palicus carinipes Paulson, 1875
Palicus lucasii Rathbun, 1898Grapsoid crab
Paracleistostoma leachii Audouin, 1826
Serenella leachii Audouin, 1826
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca inversa inversa (Hoffmann, 1874)⇒ Uca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca albimana Kossmann, 1877

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Egypt
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
4
13
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