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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Sudan (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
78
200
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
78
200
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
53
158
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
158
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
145
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
74
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
74
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sudan
4 Families width 10 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sudan
7 Genera with 10 Species
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1775Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 0Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1833
Sand bubbler crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1874Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sudan
10 Species
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Dotilla sulcata Forskål, 1775Sand Bubbler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830Long Eyestalk Crab
Macrophthalmus verreauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1848)⇒ Macrophthalmus telescopicus Owen, 1839
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode ceratopthalmus
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Sudan
FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

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