Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Gulf of Mexico (North America)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 221
714
1353 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 219
712
1348 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 94
368
795 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 93
366
791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 86
338
737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 45
208
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 38
188
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 10
35
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 2
6
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ocypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs | 5
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Gulf of Mexico
5 Genera with 18 Species
Species list for Gulf of Mexico
18 Species | Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900 | Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab | | Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968 | | | Minuca rapax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Uca (Leptuca) leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898 | Marbled fiddler | | Uca (Leptuca) pugilator Bosc, 1802 | Atlantic sand fiddler | | Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967 | Saltpan fiddler | | Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870 | Mudflat fiddler | | Uca (Minuca) thayeri Rathbun, 1900 | Atlantic mangrove fiddler | | Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804 | Atlantic hairback fiddler | | Uca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968 | Gulf marsh fiddler | | Uca marguerita Thurman, 1981 | Olmec fiddler | | Uca minax LeConte, 1855 | Red-joint fiddler | | Uca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974 | Gulf sand fiddler | | Uca speciosa Ives, 1891 | Longfinger fiddler | | Uca spinicarpus Rathbun, 1900 | | | Uca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859 | Laguna Madre fiddler | | Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | Swamp ghost crab |
Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Gulf of Mexico
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
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