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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Galápagos (Ecuador)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
174
426
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
173
424
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
280
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
272
457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
255
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
46
144
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
134
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
24
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
4
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Galápagos
2 Families width 11 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Galápagos
4 Genera with 11 Species
Leptuca Bott, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1843Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1902Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Galápagos
11 Species
Leptuca festae Nobili, 1901
Leptuca helleri Rathbun, 1902
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode guadichaudii H. Milne-Edw..., 1843Ghost crab
Palicus cortezi Crane, 1937
Palicus fragilis Rathbun, 1894
Palicus lucasii Rathbun, 1898Grapsoid crab
Palicus velerae Garth, 1939
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca helleri Rathbun, 1902Fiddler crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Galápagos
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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