Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 134
402
820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 134
402
820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 80
289
645 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 78
282
629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 72
271
613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 43
187
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 37
170
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 9
27
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 3
9
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ocypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs | 6
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mauritius
6 Genera with 21 Species
Species list for Mauritius
21 Species | Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Fiddler Crab | | Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975 | | | Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877) | ⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Fiddler Crab | | Minuca mordax Smith, 1870 | Smith's Fiddler Crab | | Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Ghost Crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | Horn-eyed Ghost Crab | | Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772) | ⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772 | | Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818) | ⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | | Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 | Smooth-handed Ghost Crab | | Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | Red ghost crab | | Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846 | Pallid ghost crab | | Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Green-eyed Fiddler Crab | | Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847 | Scarlet Fiddler Crab | | Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | | Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | | Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870 | | | Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | | | Uca hesperiae Crane, 1975 | | | Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823) | ⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Mauritius
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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