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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Townsville (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
81
177
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
177
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
103
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
103
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
95
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
60
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
60
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
22
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
12
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Townsville
5 Families width 24 Species
Macrophthalmidae (Dana, 1851)9SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Townsville
12 Genera with 24 Species
Australoplax Barnes, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Baruna Stebbing, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ilyoplax Stimpson, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18228SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1795
Ghost Crab0SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1873Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1975Fiddler crab3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Townsville
24 Species
Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Furry-clawed Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Baruna trigranulum Dai & Song, 1986
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Ilyoplax strigicarpus Davie, 1990
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) ceratophorus Sakai, 1969
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) darwinensis Barnes, 1971
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) graeffei A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) crinitus Rathbun, 1913
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) pacificus Dana, 1851
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Mictyris livingstonei McNeill, 1926
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Paracleistostoma wardi Rathbun, 1926
Scopimera inflata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Sand Bubbler
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Tubuca seismella Crane, 1975
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Tubuca) coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca polita Crane, 1975

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Townsville
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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