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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Torres Strait (West Pacific Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
76
198
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
75
197
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
136
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
49
136
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
127
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
93
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
90
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
18
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
6
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait
3 Families width 11 Species
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)3SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait
6 Genera with 11 Species
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1818Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1975Fiddler crab4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait
11 Species
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Crossotonotus compressipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca capricornis Crane, 1975
Uca hirsutimanus George & Jones, 1982
Uca polita Crane, 1975

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Torres Strait
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
3
7
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