| Ocypodoidea | |
|---|---|
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| Ocypode cordimana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Subsection: | Thoracotremata |
| Superfamily: | Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815 |
The Ocypodoidea, or ocypoid crabs, are a superfamily of crabs, named after the genus Ocypode. It contains over 300 extant species in these eight families:[1]
- Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858
- Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858
- Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
- Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851
- Mictyridae Dana, 1851
- Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Ucididae Števčić, 2005
- Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 1858
References
[edit]- ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
Well, that’s interesting to know that Psilotum nudum are known as whisk ferns. Psilotum nudum is the commoner species of the two. While the P. flaccidum is a rare species and is found in the tropical islands. Both the species are usually epiphytic in habit and grow upon tree ferns. These species may also be terrestrial and grow in humus or in the crevices of the rocks.
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