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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
112
278
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
110
276
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
38
82
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
82
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
81
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
49
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
45
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
14
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Port
3 Families width 5 Species
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Port
4 Genera with 5 Species
Heloecius Dana, 1837Semaphore crab1SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tasmanoplax Barnes, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Port
5 Species
Heloecius cordiformis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Semaphore Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) abbreviatus Manning & Ho..., 1981Osagani Crab
Macrophthalmus (Tasmanoplax) latifrons (Haswell, 1882)⇒ Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882
Mictyris platycheles H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dark Blue Soldier Crab
Tasmanoplax latifrons Haswell, 1882Southern Sentinel Crab

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

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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