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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Maputo Province (Mozambique)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
48
81
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
48
81
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
35
65
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
35
65
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
32
58
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
34
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
33
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maputo Province
3 Families width 7 Species
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maputo Province
4 Genera with 7 Species
Dotilla De Haan, 1869Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1837Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maputo Province
7 Species
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca (Paraleptuca) annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Maputo Province
FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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