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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
305
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
46
142
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
126
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
31
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vanuatu
5 Families width 19 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
11 Genera with 19 Species
Austruca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Ilyoplax Stimpson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Parapalicus Moosa & Serène, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 20002SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 0Fiddler crab3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
19 Species
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010Jocelyn's Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Ilyoplax integra Tesch, 1918
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Mictyris brevidactylus Stimpson, 1858
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 pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Parapalicus armatus Castro, 2000
Pseudopalicus pictus Castro, 2000
Pseudopalicus undulatus Castro, 2000
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca pulchella

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Vanuatu
FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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