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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
84
215
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
84
215
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
170
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
55
167
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
50
157
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
114
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
112
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
34
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
7
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Guinea
3 Families width 15 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)3SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Guinea
7 Genera with 15 Species
Austruca Bott, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1917Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
15 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Paramareotis) quadratus A. Milne Edw..., 1873
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Scopimera kochi Roux, 1917
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in New Guinea
FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
3
Genus
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