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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Lizard Island group (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
145
411
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
145
411
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
61
208
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
208
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
205
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
29
92
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
28
90
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lizard Island group
3 Families width 6 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lizard Island group
5 Genera with 6 Species
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1852Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lizard Island group
6 Species
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) serenei Takeda & Komai, 1991
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Lizard Island group
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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