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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
280
1035
2067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
278
1033
2064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
112
484
1235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
111
478
1209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
103
448
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
48
248
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
41
226
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
45
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
8
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Florida
6 Genera with 21 Species
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19006SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18706SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1891Fiddler crab3SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida
21 Species
Gelasimus pugilator Stimpson, 1862
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852Red ghost crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca speciosa Ives, 1891Longfinger fiddler
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Florida
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
3
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