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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
378
2331
9081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
373
2325
9073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
174
1445
6501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
172
1435
6445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
158
1364
6043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
90
824
3260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
79
751
3062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
168
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
8
49
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
11
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
11 Genera with 87 Species
Austruca Bott, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Dioxippe De Man, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 175821SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ocypoda Weber, 1865ghost crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab16SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19736SpeciesTaxom
Tympanomerus Rathbun, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1858Fiddler crab35SpeciesTaxom
Xeruca Shih, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
87 Species and 5 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
Dioxippe ceratophora (Koelbel, 1897)⇒ Tmethypocoelis ceratophora Koelbel, 1897
Gelasimus borealis Crane, 1975
Gelasimus coarctata (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus crassipes (White, 1847)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus dubius (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Uca dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Gelasimus dussumieri (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Gelasimus forceps (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca lactea De Haan, 1835
Gelasimus gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
Gelasimus jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010Jocelyn's Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus latreillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus neocultrimanus Bott, 1973
Gelasimus perplexa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gelasimus pulchellus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus rubripes Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Gelasimus splendidus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus tetragonon spinicarpa (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus thomsoni (Kirk, 1881)⇒ Uca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus triangularis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Uca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Gelasimus variatus (Hess, 1865)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypoda macleayana (Hess, 1865)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode arcuata (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Uca arcuata De Haan, 1833
Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Ghost Crab
Ocypode brevicornis longicornuta Dana, 1852
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode convexus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Golden ghost crab
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode dilatata (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Macrophthalmus abbreviatus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Ocypode globosa (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Scopimera globosa De Haan, 1835
Ocypode lactea (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Uca lactea De Haan, 1835
Ocypode mortoni George, 1982
Ocypode plicatum (Latreille, 1803)⇒ Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Ocypode sinensis Dai, Song & ..., 1985
Ocypode stimpsoni Ortmann, 1897
Ocypode urvillei (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Paraleptuca boninensis Shih, Komai ..., 2013
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
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
Tympanomerus integra (Tesch, 1918)⇒ Ilyoplax integra Tesch, 1918
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca lactea annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca (Austruca) perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Gelasimus) neocultrimana Bott, 1973
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca vocans vocans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Uca 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 (Paraleptuca) triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Uca (Tubuca) acuta Stimpson, 1858
Uca (Tubuca) arcuata De Haan, 1833
Uca (Tubuca) coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Uca affinis (Guérin, 1829)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca arcuatus
Uca borealis Crane, 1975
Uca brevipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca arcuata De Haan, 1833
Uca duperreyi (Guérin, 1829)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca forcipata Adams & White, 1849
Uca formosensis (Rathbun, 1921)⇒ Xeruca formosensis Rathbun, 1921
Uca gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca ischnodactylus (Nemec, 1939)⇒ Uca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010
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
Uca mearnsi (Rathbun, 1913)⇒ Uca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca novaeguineae (Rathbun, 1913)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Uca rathbunae (Pearse, 1912)⇒ Uca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca splendida Stimpson, 1858
Xeruca formosensis Rathbun, 1921

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in East Asia
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
6
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
32
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