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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region French Polynesia (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
199
760
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
199
760
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
544
1547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
539
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
510
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
53
285
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
44
260
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
51
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
13
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for French Polynesia
3 Families width 32 Species
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs22SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom


Genera for French Polynesia
13 Genera with 32 Species
Austruca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 19914SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Paliculus Castro, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 20002SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1852Fiddler crab7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Polynesia
32 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Gelasimus latreillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) consobrinus Nobili, 1906
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) milloti Crosnier, 1965
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) serenei Takeda & Komai, 1991
Neopalicus simulus Castro, 2010
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 laevis (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Paliculus kyusyuensis Yokoya, 1933
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Pseudopalicus oahuensis Rathbun, 1906
Pseudopalicus pictus Castro, 2000
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca forcipata Adams & White, 1849
Tubuca typhoni Crane, 1975
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Uca forcipata Adams & White, 1849
Uca gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in French Polynesia
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
7
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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