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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Port Moresby (National Capital District, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
44
87
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
44
87
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
33
65
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
33
65
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
32
58
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
39
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
38
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port Moresby
2 Families width 9 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port Moresby
5 Genera with 9 Species
Gelasimus Latreille, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1847Fiddler crab4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Moresby
9 Species
Gelasimus neocultrimanus Bott, 1973
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Uca (Gelasimus) neocultrimana Bott, 1973
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Port Moresby
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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