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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Papua Province (Western New Guinea, Indonesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
65
148
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
65
148
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
53
123
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
123
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
50
115
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
29
73
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
73
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
37
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
11
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua Province
4 Families width 22 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua Province
11 Genera with 22 Species
Austruca Bott, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Baruna Stebbing, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18227SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1985Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Venitus Barnes, 19711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua Province
22 Species
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Baruna trigranulum Dai & Song, 1986
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) abbreviatus Manning & Ho..., 1981Osagani Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) abercrombiei Barnes, 1966
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) crinitus Rathbun, 1913
Macrophthalmus (Paramareotis) quadratus A. Milne Edw..., 1873
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Ocypode sinensis Dai, Song & ..., 1985
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Tubuca bellator White, 1847
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Venitus barnesi Serène, 1971

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Papua Province
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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