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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
267
1281
3571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
263
1276
3567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
145
897
2806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
891
2774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
133
844
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
74
522
1383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
65
475
1303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
110
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
32
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
8
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
8 Genera with 43 Species
Austruca Bott, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1897Ghost Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19736SpeciesTaxom
Tympanomerus Rathbun, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 0Fiddler crab17SpeciesTaxom
Xeruca Shih, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Gelasimus borealis Crane, 1975
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
Gelasimus jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010Jocelyn's Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus rubripes Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
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 mortoni George, 1982
Ocypode sinensis Dai, Song & ..., 1985
Ocypode stimpsoni Ortmann, 1897
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Paraleptuca splendida Stimpson, 1858
Tubuca acuta Stimpson, 1858
Tubuca arcuata De Haan, 1835
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca forcipata Adams & White, 1849
Tubuca paradussumieri Bott, 1973
Tympanomerus deschampsi (Rathbun, 1913)⇒ Ilyoplax deschampsi Rathbun, 1913
Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab
Uca (Paraleptuca) lactea (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Uca lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca (Tubuca) acuta Stimpson, 1858
Uca (Tubuca) arcuata De Haan, 1833
Uca arcuatus
Uca borealis Crane, 1975
Uca forcipata Adams & White, 1849
Uca gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca latreillei (H. Milne-Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Uca mani
Uca manii (Rathbun, 1909)⇒ Uca forcipata Adams & White, 1849
Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca marionis nitidus
Xeruca formosensis Rathbun, 1921

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in China
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
16
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