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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Indo-Pacific (Ecozones)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
139
846
5738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
139
846
5738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
112
797
5607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
111
796
5606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
727
5147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
101
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
99
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
25
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indo-Pacific
4 Families width 18 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indo-Pacific
9 Genera with 18 Species
Austruca Bott, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1852Fiddler crab3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indo-Pacific
18 Species
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Gelasimus jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010Jocelyn's Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) graeffei A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Tubuca demani Ortmann, 1897Demanding Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Indo-Pacific
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
14
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