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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Delaware (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
101
190
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
101
190
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
75
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
39
70
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
33
60
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
33
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
11
29
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Delaware
4 Genera with 5 Species
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Delaware
5 Species
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Delaware
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
1
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