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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Great Britain (United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
317
1057
2171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
310
1041
2146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
130
441
989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
129
434
977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
116
402
931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
69
236
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
199
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
42
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
15
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Great Britain
7 Families width 25 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Great Britain
15 Genera with 25 Species
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Heloecius Dana, 1837Semaphore crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiplax Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Tasmanoplax Barnes, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmus White, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Britain
25 Species
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Heloecius cordiformis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Semaphore Crab
Hemiplax hirtipes Heller, 1865Sentinel Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) brevis Herbst, 1804
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) setosus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Tasmanoplax) latifrons (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode fabricii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Paracleistostoma wardi Rathbun, 1926
Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882Southern Sentinel Crab
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Uca minax LeConte, 1855Red-joint fiddler
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Xenophthalmus pinnotheroides White, 1846

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Great Britain
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeloeciidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyXenophthalmidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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