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Checklist for Subfamily Gelasiminae Miers, 1886
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
48
228
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
194
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
40
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
15
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
7
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
5 Genera with 11 Species
Austruca Bott, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
11 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016East African Fiddler Crab
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus urvillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852


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