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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
319
1345
3818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
317
1342
3810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
741
2470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
140
732
2424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
130
686
2264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
70
393
1124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
61
362
1057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
60
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
9
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
6 Genera with 61 Species
Gelasimus Latreille, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 190011SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 194111SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1941Fiddler crab32SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
61 Species and 3 Subspecies
Gelasimus brevifrons (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Gelasimus gracilis (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Uca crenulata Lockington, 1877
Gelasimus latimanus (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca coloradensis Rathbun, 1893
Leptuca crenulata Lockington, 1877California Fiddler Crab
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Leptuca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Minuca argillicola Crane, 1941
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca marguerita Thurman, 1981
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca virens Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Minuca zacae Crane, 1941
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode laevis (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Uca (Leptuca) leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898Marbled fiddler
Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967Saltpan fiddler
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870Mudflat fiddler
Uca rapax rapax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic mangrove fiddler
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca argillicola Crane, 1941
Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Uca coloradensis Rathbun, 1894
Uca crenulata Lockington, 1877Mexican fiddler
Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Uca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968Gulf marsh fiddler
Uca macrodactyla H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca marguerita Thurman, 1981Olmec fiddler
Uca monilifera Rathbun, 1914
Uca musica Rathbun, 1914
Uca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974Gulf sand fiddler
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca schmitti (Crane, 1943)⇒ Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca speciosa Ives, 1891Longfinger fiddler
Uca speciosa speciosa Ives, 1891
Uca speciosa spinicarpa (Quennedy and..., 1975)⇒ Uca spinicarpa M. J. Rathbun, 1900
Uca spinicarpa M. J. Rathbun, 1900Spined fiddler
Uca spinicarpus Rathbun, 1900
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859Laguna Madre fiddler
Uca zacae Crane, 1941
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Mexico
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
3
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
29
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