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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
216
735
1390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
214
733
1388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
107
435
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
106
429
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
99
404
896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
50
243
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
43
223
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
44
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
9
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Florida Islands
6 Genera with 16 Species
Leptuca Bott, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1891Fiddler crab3SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida Islands
16 Species
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
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 Islands
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
4
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