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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
301
437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
300
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
183
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
183
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
160
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
111
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
33
103
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
26
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
8
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Natal
3 Families width 19 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Natal
8 Genera with 19 Species
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1802Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
19 Species
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) brevis Herbst, 1804
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) hilgendorfi Tesch, 1915
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) sulcatus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode kuhli De Haan, 1835
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Tubuca) urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Natal
FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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