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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Indo-Pacific (Ecozones)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
139
846
5738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
139
846
5738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
112
797
5607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
111
796
5606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
727
5147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
101
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
99
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
25
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indo-Pacific
6 Genera with 14 Species
Austruca Bott, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1852Fiddler crab3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indo-Pacific
14 Species
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010Jocelyn's Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Tubuca demani Ortmann, 1897Demanding Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Indo-Pacific
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
4
7
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