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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
545
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
217
543
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
114
336
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
113
332
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
105
307
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
55
178
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
49
166
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
29
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
7
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
6 Genera with 39 Species
Leptuca Bott, 194111SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1843Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1968Fiddler crab22SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
39 Species
Leptuca batuenta Crane, 1941
Leptuca beebei Crane, 1941
Leptuca dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Leptuca festae Nobili, 1901
Leptuca helleri Rathbun, 1902
Leptuca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Leptuca tallanica von Hagen, 1968
Leptuca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Minuca argillicola Crane, 1941
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802
Uca argillicola Crane, 1941
Uca batuenta Crane, 1941
Uca beebei Crane, 1941
Uca dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca festae Nobili, 1902
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca guayaquilensis (Rathbun, 1935)⇒ Uca festae Nobili, 1902
Uca helleri Rathbun, 1902Fiddler crab
Uca heteropleura Smith, 1870
Uca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca laevis (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897
Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Uca musica Rathbun, 1914
Uca ornata Smith, 1870
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca tallanica von Hagen, 1968
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Ecuador
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
22
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