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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Moreton Bay (South East Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
130
334
453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
130
334
453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
209
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
208
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
68
193
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
119
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
110
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
25
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Moreton Bay
5 Families width 19 Species
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)9SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Moreton Bay
11 Genera with 19 Species
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Enigmaplax Davie, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmus White, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Moreton Bay
19 Species
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Enigmaplax littoralis Davie, 1993
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) pacificus Dana, 1851
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) setosus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Mictyris livingstonei McNeill, 1926
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Mictyris platycheles H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dark Blue Soldier Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Xenophthalmus pinnotheroides White, 1846

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Moreton Bay
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyXenophthalmidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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