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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Réunion (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
120
375
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
120
375
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
80
307
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
80
307
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
76
287
593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
36
166
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
150
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
29
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Réunion
3 Families width 13 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Réunion
7 Genera with 13 Species
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1837Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Réunion
13 Species
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Gelasimus inversus (Hoffmann, 1874)⇒ Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) parvimanus Guérin, 1834
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 pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837

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

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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