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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Sydney Basin (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
208
614
1083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
206
611
1080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
88
278
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
87
275
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
78
254
454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
138
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
28
119
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
36
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sydney Basin
4 Families width 19 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sydney Basin
12 Genera with 19 Species
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Enigmaplax Davie, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Heloecius Dana, 1837Semaphore crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiplax Heller, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1837Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Tasmanoplax Barnes, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1847Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney Basin
19 Species
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Enigmaplax littoralis Davie, 1993
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Heloecius cordiformis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Semaphore Crab
Ilyograpsus paludicola Rathbun, 1909
Macrophthalmus (Chaenostoma) punctulatus (Miers, 1884)⇒ Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) setosus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Mictyris platycheles H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dark Blue Soldier 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 cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode fabricii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882Southern Sentinel Crab
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Sydney Basin
FamilyHeloeciidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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