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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Louisiana (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
175
450
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
175
450
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
83
222
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
81
220
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
73
192
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
99
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
92
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
4
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Louisiana
2 Families width 9 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Louisiana
4 Genera with 9 Species
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Louisiana
9 Species
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca virens Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Palicus obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Inflated stilt crab

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

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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