Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Congo (Central Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 117
301
529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 117
301
529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 77
219
407 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 76
218
404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 71
205
386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 40
128
226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 37
121
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 9
36
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 3
10
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ocypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs | 8
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Congo
8 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Congo
16 Species | Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Barrilete | | Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Fiddler Crab | | Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874 | Inversed Fiddler Crab | | Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877) | ⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Fiddler Crab | | Ocypode africana De Man, 1881 | African ghost crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758 | Tufted ghost crab | | Ocypode ippeus (Olivier, 1804) | ⇒ Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758 | | Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847 | Scarlet Fiddler Crab | | Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | | Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | | Uca gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852) | ⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823) | ⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | | Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Lilac Fiddler Crab |
Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Congo
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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