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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Marshall Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
341
747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
341
747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
283
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
279
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
65
274
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
164
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
155
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
29
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
6
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Marshall Islands
2 Families width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Marshall Islands
6 Genera with 14 Species
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1852Fiddler crab6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Marshall Islands
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
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
Palicoides longimanus Miyake, 1936
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Uca (Gelasimus) neocultrimana Bott, 1973
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca vocans pacificensis (Crane, 1975)⇒ Uca neocultrimana Bott, 1973
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab
Uca latreillei (H. Milne-Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Marshall Islands
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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