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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
289
990
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
287
986
2192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
267
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
96
263
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
252
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
47
136
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
42
127
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
27
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Antarctica
5 Genera with 9 Species
Gelasimus Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antarctica
9 Species
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Antarctica
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
3
Genus
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