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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Maldives (Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
127
352
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
127
352
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
282
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
280
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
267
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
161
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
153
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
25
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maldives
3 Families width 12 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae (Bouvier, 1898)Stilt crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maldives
7 Genera with 12 Species
Austruca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1790Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maldives
12 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) latipes Borradaile, 1902
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Neopalicus contractus Rathbun, 1902
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Palicus contractus (Rathbun, 1902)⇒ Neopalicus contractus Rathbun, 1902
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Maldives
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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