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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
50
79
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
50
79
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
38
60
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
60
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
36
57
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
20
35
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
19
34
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Key Biscayne
4 Genera with 4 Species
Leptuca Bott, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1795
Ghost Crab0SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Key Biscayne
4 Species
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Key Biscayne
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
2
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