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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
208
1695
9054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
205
1681
8960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
191
1597
8581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
108
971
3858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
90
866
3579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
146
723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
30
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
12
184
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
12 Genera with 184 Species
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 175820SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 190130SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 194117SpeciesTaxom
Monolepis Say, 1817Povertyweed1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 2005Ghost Crab20SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1941Fiddler crab87SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
184 Species and 5 Subspecies
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus armatus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus brevifrons (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Gelasimus coloradensis (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Uca coloradensis Rathbun, 1894
Gelasimus gibbosus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Gelasimus gracilis (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Uca crenulata Lockington, 1877
Gelasimus heterophthalmus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus latimanus (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Gelasimus macrodactylus (H. Milne Edw..., 1843)⇒ Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902
Gelasimus minax (LeConte, 1855)⇒ Uca minax LeConte, 1855
Gelasimus mordax (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca mordax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus palustris (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca rapax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus panamensis (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
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 rapax (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca rapax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus stylifera (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
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 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
Monolepis inermis (Say, 1817)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode arenaria Say, 1817
Ocypode arenarius (Say, 1817)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode gaudichaudi H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode guadichaudii H. Milne-Edw..., 1843Ghost crab
Ocypode laevis (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846
Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852Red ghost crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode rhombea (Weber, 1795)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode stimpsoni Ortmann, 1897
Ocypode vericoncava S. Casadio, 2005
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Tubuca arcuata De Haan, 1835
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Tubuca signata Hess, 1865
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Austruca) perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Leptuca) leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898Marbled fiddler
Uca (Leptuca) pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic sand fiddler
Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967Saltpan fiddler
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870Mudflat fiddler
Uca rapax longisignalis (Snyder, 1920)⇒ Uca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Uca rapax rapax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic mangrove fiddler
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab
Uca (Paraleptuca) perplexa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802
Uca argillicola Crane, 1941
Uca batuenta Crane, 1941
Uca beebei Crane, 1941
Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Uca coloradensis Rathbun, 1894
Uca cordata
Uca crenulata Lockington, 1877Mexican fiddler
Uca cumulanta Crane, 1943
Uca deichmanni Rathbun, 1935
Uca dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca festae Nobili, 1902
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca guayaquilensis (Rathbun, 1935)⇒ Uca festae Nobili, 1902
Uca hamlini M. J. Rathbun, 1926
Uca helleri Rathbun, 1902Fiddler crab
Uca herradurensis Bott, 1954
Uca heteropleura Smith, 1870
Uca hirsutimanus George & Jones, 1982
Uca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca intermedia von Prahl & ..., 1985
Uca ischnodactylus (Nemec, 1939)⇒ Uca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010
Uca laevis (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897
Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Uca limicola Crane, 1941
Uca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968Gulf marsh fiddler
Uca macrodactyla H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca macrodactylus
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca marguerita Thurman, 1981Olmec fiddler
Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca minax LeConte, 1855Red-joint fiddler
Uca monilifera Rathbun, 1914
Uca murifecenta (Crane, 1943)⇒ Uca vocator Herbst, 1804
Uca musica Rathbun, 1914
Uca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Uca ornata Smith, 1870
Uca osa Landstorfer ..., 2010
Uca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974Gulf sand fiddler
Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca polita Crane, 1975
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca pugnax rapax
Uca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Uca saltitanta Crane, 1941
Uca schmitti (Crane, 1943)⇒ Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca seismella Crane, 1975
Uca speciosa Ives, 1891Longfinger fiddler
Uca speciosa speciosa Ives, 1891
Uca speciosa spinicarpa (Quennedy and..., 1975)⇒ Uca spinicarpa M. J. Rathbun, 1900
Uca spinicarpa M. J. Rathbun, 1900Spined fiddler
Uca spinicarpus Rathbun, 1900
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859Laguna Madre fiddler
Uca tallanica von Hagen, 1968
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab
Uca tenuipedis Crane, 1941
Uca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Uca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Uca umbratila Crane, 1941
Uca una (Leach, 1814)⇒ Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca uruguayensis Nobili, 1901
Uca victoriana von Hagen, 1987
Uca virens (Salmon and A..., 1968)⇒ Uca rapax Smith, 1870
Uca zacae Crane, 1941
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
7
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
20
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
2
83
Genera
Species

Taxom



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