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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
263
1056
2811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
1054
2803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
644
1765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
129
638
1741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
116
593
1609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
61
339
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
312
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
64
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
24
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Near East
5 Families width 76 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs35SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 185120SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae (Stimpson, 1858)11SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18585SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Near East
24 Genera with 76 Species
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Austruca Bott, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Cleistostoma De Haan, 18264SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Ilyoplax Stimpson, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Leptochryseus Al Khayat & ..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 184814SpeciesTaxom
Manningis Al-Khayat & ..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Nasima Manning, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1775Ghost Crab15SpeciesTaxom
Odontochelion Garassino, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Opusia Ng, Rahayu &..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1900Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Serenella Manning & Ho..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Tylodiplax De Man, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1900Fiddler crab10SpeciesTaxom
Venitus Barnes, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
76 Species and 1 Subspecies
Austruca albimana Kossmann, 1877
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca iranica Pretzmann, 1971
Austruca sindensis Alcock, 1900
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Chaenostoma sinuspersici Naderloo & T..., 2010
Cleistostoma dotilliformis (Alcock, 1900)⇒ Nasima dotilliformis Alcock, 1900
Cleistostoma kuwaitense (Jones & Clayton, 1983)⇒ Leptochryseus kuwaitense D. A. Jones ..., 1983
Cleistostoma kuwaitensis
Cleistostoma leachii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Serenella leachii Audouin, 1826
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Dotilla blanfordi Alcock, 1900
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
Gelasimus inversa (Hoffmann, 1874)⇒ Uca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Gelasimus smithii (Kingsley, 1880)⇒ Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Ilyograpsus rhizophorae Barnard, 1955
Ilyoplax frater Kemp, 1919
Ilyoplax stevensi Kemp, 1919
Leptochryseus kuwaitense D. A. Jones ..., 1983
Macrophthalmus (Chaenostoma) boscii (Audouin & Sa..., 1825)⇒ Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Macrophthalmus (Chaenostoma) punctulatus (Miers, 1884)⇒ Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) abbreviatus Manning & Ho..., 1981Osagani Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) graeffei A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) serenei Takeda & Komai, 1991
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) sulcatus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) laevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) dentipes (Lucas, 1836)⇒ Venitus dentipes Lucas, 1836
Macrophthalmus indicus Davie, 2012
Macrophthalmus sinuspersici Naderloo & T..., 2010
Macrophthalmus verreauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1848)⇒ Macrophthalmus telescopicus Owen, 1839
Manningis arabicum D. A. Jones ..., 1983
Nasima dotilliformis Alcock, 1900
Ocypode aegyptiaca (Gerstaecker, 1856)⇒ Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775
Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode conlimana
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode hippeus
Ocypode ippeus (Olivier, 1804)⇒ Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode jousseaumei Nobili, 1905
Ocypode platytarsis (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Ocypode rotundata Miers, 1882
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775Red Sea Ghost Crab
Odontochelion cretaceum Roger, 1946
Opusia indica Alcock, 1900
Palicoides whitei Miers, 1884
Palicus carinipes Paulson, 1875
Palicus caronii Roux, 1828
Palicus lucasii Rathbun, 1898Grapsoid crab
Paracleistostoma leachii Audouin, 1826
Scopimera crabicauda Alcock, 1900
Serenella leachii Audouin, 1826
Tylodiplax indica (Alcock, 1900)⇒ Opusia indica Alcock, 1900
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca inversa inversa (Hoffmann, 1874)⇒ Uca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Paraleptuca) annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca albimana Kossmann, 1877
Uca hesperiae Crane, 1975
Uca inversus
Uca iranica Pretzmann, 1971
Uca sindensis Alcock, 1900
Venitus dentipes Lucas, 1836

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Near East
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
4
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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