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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
207
522
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
206
521
743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
232
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
229
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
209
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
125
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
113
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
23
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
5 Families width 12 Species
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
9 Genera with 12 Species
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Cleistostoma De Haan, 02SpeciesTaxom
Danielella P.K.L. Ng & ..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1869Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ecphantor Manning & Ho..., 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Paratylodiplax Serène, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
12 Species
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Cleistostoma algoense (Barnard, 1954)⇒ Paratylodiplax algoensis Barnard, 1954
Cleistostoma edwardsi
Danielella edwardsii MacLeay, 1838
Dotilla fenestrata Hilgendorf, 1869
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897Labile stilt crab
Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897Finned stilt crab
Paratylodiplax algoensis Barnard, 1954
Paratylodiplax blephariskios Stebbing, 1924
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Western Cape
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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