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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
80
289
645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
282
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
271
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
187
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
170
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
27
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
9
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritius
3 Families width 27 Species
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritius
9 Genera with 27 Species
Austruca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1823Fiddler crab7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
27 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) parvimanus Guérin, 1834
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus verreauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1848)⇒ Macrophthalmus telescopicus Owen, 1839
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Ghost Crab
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
Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852Red ghost crab
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca hesperiae Crane, 1975
Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Mauritius
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
21
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