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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Eurasia (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
613
5026
27212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
598
4987
27139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
248
2433
14370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
245
2417
14257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
215
2285
13463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
124
1416
6910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
100
1262
6395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
229
1401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
8
72
453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
17
202
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eurasia
17 Genera with 202 Species
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 186210SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dioxippe De Man, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 192035SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19416SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18047SpeciesTaxom
Ocypoda Weber, 1865ghost crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab39SpeciesTaxom
Odontochelion Garassino, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 185218SpeciesTaxom
Tympanomerus Rathbun, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1913Fiddler crab76SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Udora Münster, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Xeruca Shih, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eurasia
202 Species and 9 Subspecies
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Austruca albimana Kossmann, 1877
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca cryptica Naderloo, TÃ..., 2010
Austruca iranica Pretzmann, 1971
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Austruca sindensis Alcock, 1900
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Austruca variegata Heller, 1862
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Dioxippe ceratophora (Koelbel, 1897)⇒ Tmethypocoelis ceratophora Koelbel, 1897
Dioxippe orientalis (De Man, 1888)⇒ Ilyoplax orientalis De Man, 1888
Gelasimus acuta (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Uca acuta Stimpson, 1858
Gelasimus annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gelasimus armatus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus borealis Crane, 1975
Gelasimus chlorophthalmus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Gelasimus coarctata (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus coloradensis (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Uca coloradensis Rathbun, 1894
Gelasimus crassipes (White, 1847)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus cultrimanus (White, 1847)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
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 inversa (Hoffmann, 1874)⇒ Uca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Gelasimus jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010Jocelyn's Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus latreillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
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 rosea (Tweedie, 1937)⇒ Uca rosea Tweedie, 1937
Gelasimus rubripes Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Gelasimus signatus (Hess, 1865)⇒ Uca signata Hess, 1865
Gelasimus smithii (Kingsley, 1880)⇒ Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Gelasimus splendidus (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus tangeri (Eydoux, 1835)⇒ Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835
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 urvillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus variatus (Hess, 1865)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Leptuca coloradensis Rathbun, 1893
Leptuca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Leptuca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Ocypoda macleayana (Hess, 1865)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode aegyptiaca (Gerstaecker, 1856)⇒ Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
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 cevaleptithalma
Ocypode conlimana
Ocypode convexa Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Golden ghost crab
Ocypode convexus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Golden ghost crab
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode dilatata (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Macrophthalmus abbreviatus Manning & Ho..., 1981
Ocypode fabricii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode globosa (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Scopimera globosa De Haan, 1835
Ocypode hippeus
Ocypode ippeus (Olivier, 1804)⇒ Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode jousseaumei Nobili, 1905
Ocypode kuhli De Haan, 1835
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Ocypode lactea (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Uca lactea De Haan, 1835
Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852Red ghost crab
Ocypode mortoni George, 1982
Ocypode nobilii De Man, 1902
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Ocypode platytarsis (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Ocypode plicatum (Latreille, 1803)⇒ Parasesarma plicatum Latreille, 1803
Ocypode pygoides (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Ocypode convexus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode rotundata Miers, 1882
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775Red Sea Ghost Crab
Ocypode sinensis Dai, Song & ..., 1985
Ocypode stimpsoni Ortmann, 1897
Ocypode urvillei (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Odontochelion cretaceum Roger, 1946
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 alcocki Shih, Chan & Ng, 2018
Tubuca arcuata De Haan, 1835
Tubuca bellator White, 1847
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca demani Ortmann, 1897Demanding Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca flammula Crane, 1975
Tubuca forcipata Adams & White, 1849
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Tubuca paradussumieri Bott, 1973
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Tubuca rhizophorae Tweedie, 1950
Tubuca rosea Tweedie, 1937
Tubuca seismella Crane, 1975
Tubuca signata Hess, 1865
Tubuca typhoni Crane, 1975
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Tympanomerus deschampsi (Rathbun, 1913)⇒ Ilyoplax deschampsi Rathbun, 1913
Tympanomerus integra (Tesch, 1918)⇒ Ilyoplax integra Tesch, 1918
Tympanomerus philippinensis (Rathbun, 1914)⇒ Ilyoplax philippinensis Rathbun, 1914
Tympanomerus stapletoni (De Man, 1908)⇒ Ilyoplax stapletoni De Man, 1908
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 (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca inversa inversa (Hoffmann, 1874)⇒ Uca inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca (Gelasimus) neocultrimana Bott, 1973
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca vocans hesperiae Crane, 1975
Uca vocans pacificensis (Crane, 1975)⇒ Uca neocultrimana Bott, 1973
Uca vocans vocans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967Saltpan fiddler
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870Mudflat fiddler
Uca (Paraleptuca) annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
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 dussumieri spinata (Crane, 1975)⇒ Uca paradussumieri Bott, 1973
Uca (Tubuca) urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802
Uca affinis (Guérin, 1829)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca albimana Kossmann, 1877
Uca arcuatus
Uca bellator White, 1847
Uca bengali Crane, 1975
Uca borealis Crane, 1975
Uca brevipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca arcuata De Haan, 1833
Uca chenae Naderloo, Sc..., 2015
Uca coloradensis Rathbun, 1894
Uca cryptica Naderloo, Tü..., 2010
Uca demani Ortmann, 1897
Uca duperreyi (Guérin, 1829)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca flammula Crane, 1975
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 galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca hesperiae Crane, 1975
Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca inversus
Uca iranica Pretzmann, 1971
Uca ischnodactylus (Nemec, 1939)⇒ Uca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010
Uca laevis (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897
Uca latreillei (H. Milne-Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Uca major Herbst, 1782
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 minax LeConte, 1855Red-joint fiddler
Uca mjobergi (Rathbun, 1924)⇒ Uca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924
Uca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924
Uca novaeguineae (Rathbun, 1913)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca paradussumieri Bott, 1973
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca rathbunae (Pearse, 1912)⇒ Uca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca rhizophorae Tweedie, 1950
Uca rhizophoriae Tweedie, 1950
Uca rosea Tweedie, 1937
Uca signata Hess, 1865
Uca sindensis Alcock, 1900
Uca splendida Stimpson, 1858
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab
Uca una (Leach, 1814)⇒ Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca zamboangana (Rathbun, 1913)⇒ Uca demani Ortmann, 1897
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab
Udora brevispina Münster, 1839
Udora gevreyi Van Straelen, 1923
Udora minuta Van Straelen, 1923
Xeruca formosensis Rathbun, 1921

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Eurasia
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
8
81
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
38
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
2
70
Genera
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