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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region North Queensland (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
190
621
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
190
621
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
341
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
341
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
82
330
672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
183
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
179
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
42
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
16
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Queensland
6 Families width 35 Species
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)11SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Queensland
16 Genera with 35 Species
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Baruna Stebbing, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Ilyoplax Stimpson, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18229SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Nanusia C. G. S. Tan..., 19681SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1873Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1975Fiddler crab5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Queensland
35 Species
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Baruna trigranulum Dai & Song, 1986
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Gelasimus dampieri Crane, 1975
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Ilyoplax strigicarpus Davie, 1990
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) ceratophorus Sakai, 1969
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) darwinensis Barnes, 1971
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) graeffei A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) serenei Takeda & Komai, 1991
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) crinitus Rathbun, 1913
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) pacificus Dana, 1851
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Mictyris livingstonei McNeill, 1926
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Nanusia starmuehlneri Pretzmann, 1968
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Paracleistostoma wardi Rathbun, 1926
Scopimera inflata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Sand Bubbler
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Tubuca seismella Crane, 1975
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Tubuca) coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Uca dampieri Crane, 1975
Uca polita Crane, 1975

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in North Queensland
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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