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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
68
419
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
59
382
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
67
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
25
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
7 Families width 60 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs30SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
25 Genera with 60 Species
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Austruca Bott, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Baruna Stebbing, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Hemiplax Heller, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Ilyoplax Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18226SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Miropalicus Castro, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1835Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Paliculus Castro, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Paramoguai Ahyong, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Parapalicus Moosa & Serène, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 18953SpeciesTaxom
Rectopalicus Castro, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1981Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Tmethypocoelis Koelbel, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1913Fiddler crab16SpeciesTaxom
Venitus Barnes, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmus White, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
60 Species and 2 Subspecies
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Baruna trigranulum Dai & Song, 1986
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Crossotonotus compressipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Gelasimus jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010Jocelyn's Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus neocultrimanus Bott, 1973
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) abbreviatus Manning & Ho..., 1981Osagani Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) graeffei A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Miropalicus vietnamensis Zarenkov, 1968
Neopalicus contractus Rathbun, 1902
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
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Palicoides longimanus Miyake, 1936
Palicoides whitei Miers, 1884
Paliculus foliatus Castro, 2000
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Paramoguai kavieng Ahyong, 2014
Parapalicus ambonensis Moosa & Serène, 1981
Parapalicus clinodentatus Castro, 2000
Parapalicus piruensis Moosa & SerÃ..., 1981
Parapalicus unidentatus Zarenkov, 1968
Pseudopalicus declivis Castro, 2000
Pseudopalicus oahuensis Rathbun, 1906
Pseudopalicus serripes Alcock & And..., 1895
Rectopalicus amphiceros Castro, 2000
Rectopalicus woodmasoni Alcock, 1900
Scopimera gordonae Serène & Moosa, 1981
Tmethypocoelis odontodactylus Davie, 1990
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca (Austruca) perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Gelasimus) neocultrimana Bott, 1973
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca vocans pacificensis (Crane, 1975)⇒ Uca neocultrimana Bott, 1973
Uca vocans vocans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab
Uca (Paraleptuca) perplexa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Uca latreillei (H. Milne-Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Uca novaeguineae (Rathbun, 1913)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Xenophthalmus pinnotheroides White, 1846

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXenophthalmidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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