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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
222
602
1335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
221
601
1334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
99
305
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
98
297
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
90
267
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
44
131
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
39
120
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
17
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macaronesia
2 Families width 7 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Macaronesia
5 Genera with 7 Species
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1804Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1835Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
7 Species
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode ippeus (Olivier, 1804)⇒ Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758
Palicus caronii Roux, 1828
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Macaronesia
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
4
6
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