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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
170
387
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
386
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
222
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
222
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
74
199
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
126
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
117
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
30
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
12
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
5 Families width 28 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
12 Genera with 28 Species
Austruca Bott, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Paratylodiplax Serène, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1802Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
28 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016East African Fiddler Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) brevis Herbst, 1804
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) hilgendorfi Tesch, 1915
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) sulcatus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Mictyris occidentalis Unno, 2008
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode kuhli De Haan, 1835
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Ocypode madagascariensis Crosnier, 1965
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Paratylodiplax blephariskios Stebbing, 1924
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Tubuca) urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
7
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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