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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Victoria (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
253
830
1509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
251
825
1501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
92
297
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
91
296
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
286
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
44
154
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
39
136
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
36
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Victoria
4 Families width 15 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Victoria
10 Genera with 15 Species
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Heloecius Dana, 1837Semaphore crab1SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Tasmanoplax Barnes, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
15 Species
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Heloecius cordiformis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Semaphore Crab
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) abbreviatus Manning & Ho..., 1981Osagani Crab
Macrophthalmus (Tasmanoplax) latifrons (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Macrophthalmus dilatatus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Mictyris platycheles H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dark Blue Soldier Crab
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882Southern Sentinel Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab

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

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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