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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
272
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
270
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
254
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
140
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
136
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
30
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
5 Families width 22 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saudi Arabia
12 Genera with 22 Species
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Cleistostoma De Haan, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18306SpeciesTaxom
Nasima Manning, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1775Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1900Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Serenella Manning & Ho..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1877Fiddler crab3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
22 Species
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Cleistostoma dotilliformis (Alcock, 1900)⇒ Nasima dotilliformis Alcock, 1900
Cleistostoma leachii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Serenella leachii Audouin, 1826
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Ilyograpsus rhizophorae Barnard, 1955
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) graeffei A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) serenei Takeda & Komai, 1991
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) sulcatus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Nasima dotilliformis Alcock, 1900
Ocypode rotundata Miers, 1882
Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775Red Sea Ghost Crab
Scopimera crabicauda Alcock, 1900
Serenella leachii Audouin, 1826
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca albimana Kossmann, 1877

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
3
6
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