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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
48
228
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
194
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
40
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
15
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
5 Families width 42 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs28SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)6SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
15 Genera with 42 Species
Austruca Bott, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Paliculus Castro, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Parapalicus Moosa & Serène, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratylodiplax Serène, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Tylodiplax De Man, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1823Fiddler crab12SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
42 Species and 2 Subspecies
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016East African Fiddler Crab
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Dotilla fenestra
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus urvillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Ilyograpsus rhizophorae Barnard, 1955
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) brevis Herbst, 1804
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
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 kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Ocypode madagascariensis Crosnier, 1965
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Paliculus kyusyuensis Yokoya, 1933
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Parapalicus elaniticus Holthuis, 1977
Paratylodiplax blephariskios Stebbing, 1924
Pseudopalicus sexlobatus Kensley, 1969
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Tylodiplax blephariskios Stebbing, 1924
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca lactea annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca inversa inversa (Hoffmann, 1874)⇒ Uca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Paraleptuca) annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Uca (Tubuca) urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Mozambique
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
7
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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