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Checklist for Subfamily Gelasiminae Miers, 1886
and region Continents


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
734
7366
51296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
716
7312
51144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
268
3165
24238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
265
3148
24112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
232
2987
23012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
131
1846
11236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
106
1646
10355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
287
2126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
8
84
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
19
348
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
9
142
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
9 Genera with 142 Species
Austruca Bott, 186211SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 192056SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 190130SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 194118SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 185221SpeciesTaxom
Xeruca Shih, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
142 Species and 1 Subspecies
Austruca albimana Kossmann, 1877
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca cryptica Naderloo, TÃ..., 2010
Austruca iranica Pretzmann, 1971
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924
Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016East African Fiddler Crab
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Austruca sindensis Alcock, 1900
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Austruca variegata Heller, 1862
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus acuta (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Uca acuta Stimpson, 1858
Gelasimus annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gelasimus armatus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus borealis Crane, 1975
Gelasimus brevifrons (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Gelasimus chlorophthalmus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Gelasimus coarctata (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus coloradensis (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Uca coloradensis Rathbun, 1894
Gelasimus crassipes (White, 1847)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus cultrimanus (White, 1847)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Gelasimus dampieri Crane, 1975
Gelasimus dubius (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Uca dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Gelasimus dussumieri (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Gelasimus excisus Nobili, 1906Eastern Calling Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus forceps (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca lactea De Haan, 1835
Gelasimus gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus gibbosus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Gelasimus gracilis (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Uca crenulata Lockington, 1877
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
Gelasimus heterophthalmus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus inversa (Hoffmann, 1874)⇒ Uca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Gelasimus inversus (Hoffmann, 1874)⇒ Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Gelasimus jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010Jocelyn's Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus latimanus (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Gelasimus latreillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus macrodactylus (H. Milne Edw..., 1843)⇒ Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902
Gelasimus marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Gelasimus minax (LeConte, 1855)⇒ Uca minax LeConte, 1855
Gelasimus mordax (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca mordax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus neocultrimanus Bott, 1973
Gelasimus nitidus (Dana, 1851)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Gelasimus palustris (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca rapax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus panamensis (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Gelasimus perlatus (Herklots, 1851)⇒ Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835
Gelasimus perplexa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gelasimus platydactylus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca major Herbst, 1782
Gelasimus princeps (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca princeps Smith, 1870
Gelasimus pugilator Stimpson, 1862
Gelasimus pugnax (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca pugnax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus pulchellus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus rapax (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca rapax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus rosea (Tweedie, 1937)⇒ Uca rosea Tweedie, 1937
Gelasimus rubripes Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Gelasimus signatus (Hess, 1865)⇒ Uca signata Hess, 1865
Gelasimus smithii (Kingsley, 1880)⇒ Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Gelasimus splendidus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus stylifera (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus tangeri (Eydoux, 1835)⇒ Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus tetragonon spinicarpa (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus thomsoni (Kirk, 1881)⇒ Uca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus triangularis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Uca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Gelasimus urvillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus variatus (Hess, 1865)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Leptuca batuenta Crane, 1941
Leptuca beebei Crane, 1941
Leptuca coloradensis Rathbun, 1893
Leptuca crenulata Lockington, 1877California Fiddler Crab
Leptuca cumulanta Crane, 1943
Leptuca deichmanni Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Leptuca festae Nobili, 1901
Leptuca helleri Rathbun, 1902
Leptuca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca limicola Crane, 1941
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Leptuca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Leptuca saltitanta Crane, 1941
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Leptuca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859
Leptuca tallanica von Hagen, 1968
Leptuca tenuipedis Crane, 1941
Leptuca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Leptuca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Leptuca umbratila (Crane, 1941)⇒ Minuca umbratila Crane, 1941
Leptuca uruguayensis Nobili, 1901
Minuca argillicola Crane, 1941
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Minuca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902
Minuca herradurensis Bott, 1954
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca marguerita Thurman, 1981
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca osa Landstorfer ..., 2010
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca umbratila Crane, 1941
Minuca victoriana von Hagen, 1987
Minuca virens Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Minuca zacae Crane, 1941
Paraleptuca boninensis Shih, Komai ..., 2013
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Paraleptuca splendida Stimpson, 1858
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Tubuca acuta Stimpson, 1858
Tubuca alcocki Shih, Chan & Ng, 2018
Tubuca arcuata De Haan, 1835
Tubuca bellator White, 1847
Tubuca capricornis Crane, 1975
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca demani Ortmann, 1897Demanding Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca elegans George & Jones, 1982
Tubuca flammula Crane, 1975
Tubuca forcipata Adams & White, 1849
Tubuca hirsutimanus George & Jones, 1982
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Tubuca paradussumieri Bott, 1973
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Tubuca rhizophorae Tweedie, 1950
Tubuca rosea Tweedie, 1937
Tubuca seismella Crane, 1975
Tubuca signata Hess, 1865
Tubuca typhoni Crane, 1975
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Xeruca formosensis Rathbun, 1921


Links, sources and further information
Gelasiminae at biodiversity.org.au
Gelasiminae at marinespecies.org