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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Tasman Sea (South Pacific Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
251
824
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
249
821
1463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
93
282
490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
91
276
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
85
257
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
134
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
120
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tasman Sea
5 Families width 5 Species
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tasman Sea
5 Genera with 5 Species
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Heloecius Dana, 1837Semaphore crab1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasman Sea
5 Species
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Heloecius cordiformis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Semaphore Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab

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

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
1
2
Genus
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