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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Wallis and Futuna (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
73
177
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
73
177
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
165
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
165
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
148
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
72
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
66
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
20
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wallis and Futuna
3 Families width 16 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wallis and Futuna
9 Genera with 16 Species
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Paliculus Castro, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Parapalicus Moosa & Serène, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Rectopalicus Castro, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1847Fiddler crab4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wallis and Futuna
16 Species
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
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
Paliculus kyusyuensis Yokoya, 1933
Parapalicus ambonensis Moosa & Serène, 1981
Pseudopalicus serripes Alcock & And..., 1895
Rectopalicus ampullatus Castro, 2000
Uca (Austruca) perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Gelasimus) neocultrimana Bott, 1973
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Wallis and Futuna
FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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