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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region South England (England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
189
479
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
186
471
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
206
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
204
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
76
199
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
116
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
102
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
26
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South England
4 Families width 13 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South England
9 Genera with 13 Species
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hemiplax Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Tasmanoplax Barnes, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South England
13 Species
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Hemiplax hirtipes Heller, 1865Sentinel Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) brevis Herbst, 1804
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Tasmanoplax) latifrons (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Paracleistostoma wardi Rathbun, 1926
Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882Southern Sentinel Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in South England
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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