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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
309
1248
2585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
306
1243
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
111
457
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
110
450
970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
102
421
908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
49
205
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
42
182
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
33
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Zealand
3 Families width 10 Species
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Zealand
5 Genera with 10 Species
Hemiplax Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Parapalicus Moosa & Serène, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 20003SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
10 Species
Hemiplax hirtipes Heller, 1865Sentinel Crab
Macrophthalmus (Hemiplax) hirtipes (Jacquinot, 1846)⇒ Hemiplax hirtipes Heller, 1865
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Parapalicus ambonensis Moosa & Serène, 1981
Pseudopalicus declivis Castro, 2000
Pseudopalicus oahuensis Rathbun, 1906
Pseudopalicus undulatus Castro, 2000

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in New Zealand
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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