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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
408
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
116
406
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
314
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
304
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
196
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
187
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
39
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
13
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Sea
5 Families width 28 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)8SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red Sea
13 Genera with 28 Species
Austruca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cleistotoma
0SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18487SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1775Ghost Crab8SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Serenella Manning & Ho..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1790Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Sea
28 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Gelasimus excisus Nobili, 1906Eastern Calling Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) graeffei A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) japonicus De Haan, 1835
Macrophthalmus verreauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1848)⇒ Macrophthalmus telescopicus Owen, 1839
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Ocypode aegyptiaca (Gerstaecker, 1856)⇒ Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775
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 cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode jousseaumei Nobili, 1905
Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775Red Sea Ghost Crab
Paracleistostoma leachii Audouin, 1826
Serenella leachii Audouin, 1826
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Red Sea
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
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
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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