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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
179
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
179
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
139
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
139
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
133
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
92
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
91
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait Islands
3 Families width 17 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait Islands
10 Genera with 17 Species
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1835Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1975Fiddler crab3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait Islands
17 Species
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
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 kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Palicoides whitei Miers, 1884
Palicus whitei Miers, 1879
Pseudopalicus serripes Alcock & And..., 1895
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca capricornis Crane, 1975
Uca polita Crane, 1975

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

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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