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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
160
484
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
160
484
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
312
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
312
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
81
297
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
186
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
170
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
43
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
14
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South India
7 Families width 30 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South India
14 Genera with 30 Species
Austruca Bott, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Baruna Stebbing, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1892Sand bubbler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Neoxenophthalmus Serène & Umali, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Rectopalicus Castro, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1919Sand bubbler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1920Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
30 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Austruca variegata Heller, 1862
Baruna socialis Stebbing, 1904
Dotilla intermedia De Man, 1888
Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Dotilla wichmanni De Man, 1892
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Neoxenophthalmus obscurus Henderson, 1893
Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852Red ghost crab
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Pseudopalicus investigatoris Alcock, 1900
Rectopalicus woodmasoni Alcock, 1900
Scopimera pilula Kemp, 1919
Scopimera proxima Kemp, 1919
Tubuca bellator White, 1847
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca rosea Tweedie, 1937
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920

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

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXenophthalmidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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