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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
62
113
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
62
113
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
88
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
40
88
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
39
82
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
58
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
57
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
27
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Tanzania
3 Families width 18 Species
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast Tanzania
9 Genera with 18 Species
Austruca Bott, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1869Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1823Fiddler crab3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Tanzania
18 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016East African Fiddler Crab
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) consobrinus Nobili, 1906
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) grandidieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) milloti Crosnier, 1965
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Southeast Tanzania
FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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