Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 450
2718
9963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 447
2712
9948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 183
1329
5432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 180
1318
5366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 168
1250
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 90
748
2553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 78
675
2377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 16
126
425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 7
37
142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ocypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs | 10
79 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
10 Genera with 79 Species | Afruca Crane, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austruca Bott, 1873 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1758 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Leptuca Bott, 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1775 | Ghost Crab | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Paraleptuca Bott, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tubuca Bott, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 0 | Fiddler crab | 29 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Africa
79 Species and 5 Subspecies | Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Barrilete | | Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Fiddler Crab | | Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835 | Milky Fiddler Crab | | Austruca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924 | | | Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016 | East African Fiddler Crab | | Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab | | Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874 | Inversed Fiddler Crab | | Gelasimus annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Gelasimus chlorophthalmus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | Gelasimus excisus Nobili, 1906 | Eastern Calling Fiddler Crab | | Gelasimus gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852) | ⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847 | | Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975 | | | Gelasimus inversus (Hoffmann, 1874) | ⇒ Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874 | | Gelasimus marionis (Desmarest, 1823) | ⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | | Gelasimus perlatus (Herklots, 1851) | ⇒ Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | | Gelasimus smithii (Kingsley, 1880) | ⇒ Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874 | | Gelasimus tangeri (Eydoux, 1835) | ⇒ Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | | Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877) | ⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | 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 vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Fiddler Crab | | Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894 | | | Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898 | | | Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900 | Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab | | Minuca mordax Smith, 1870 | Smith's Fiddler Crab | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Ocypode africana De Man, 1881 | African ghost crab | | Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Ghost Crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | Horn-eyed Ghost Crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode ceratopthalmus | | | Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818) | ⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | | Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | Smooth-handed Ghost Crab | | Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758 | Tufted ghost crab | | Ocypode fabricii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Ocypode ippeus (Olivier, 1804) | ⇒ Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ocypode jousseaumei Nobili, 1905 | | | Ocypode kuhli De Haan, 1835 | | | Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835 | | | Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | Red ghost crab | | Ocypode madagascariensis Crosnier, 1965 | | | Ocypode ordimana | | | Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846 | Pallid ghost crab | | Ocypode pauliani Crosnier, 1965 | | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Ocypode rhombea (Weber, 1795) | ⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | | Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880 | | | Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775 | Red Sea Ghost Crab | | Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Green-eyed Fiddler Crab | | Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847 | Scarlet Fiddler Crab | | Tubuca arcuata De Haan, 1835 | | | Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | Fiddler Crab | | Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | Dussumier's Fiddler Crab | | Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | | Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835 | | | Uca lactea annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Uca lactea De Haan, 1835 | | Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874 | | | Uca inversa inversa (Hoffmann, 1874) | ⇒ Uca inversa Hoffmann, 1874 | | Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | | Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Uca vocans hesperiae Crane, 1975 | | | Uca vocans vocans (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | | Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870 | | | Uca (Paraleptuca) annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Uca annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | | Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847 | Thick-legged Fiddler Crab | | Uca (Paraleptuca) triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873 | | | Uca (Tubuca) arcuata De Haan, 1833 | | | Uca (Tubuca) coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852 | | | Uca (Tubuca) urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802 | | | Uca albimana Kossmann, 1877 | | | Uca arcuatus | | | Uca gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852) | ⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | Uca hesperiae Crane, 1975 | | | Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894 | | | Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823) | ⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | | Uca marionis nitidus | | | Uca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic marsh fiddler | | Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Lilac Fiddler Crab | | Uca tetragonum | |
Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Africa
Links, sources and further information Ocypodidae at biodiversity.org.au
Ocypodidae at gbif.org
Ocypodidae at irmng.org
Ocypodidae at itis.gov
Ocypodidae at marinespecies.org
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