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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
490
2361
7068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
480
2331
7026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
194
942
2657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
191
928
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
171
860
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
100
513
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
80
444
881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
81
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
8
21
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
7
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
7 Genera with 28 Species
Gelasimus Latreille, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1897Ghost Crab8SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1814Fiddler crab9SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Udora Münster, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
28 Species
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode fabricii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775Red Sea Ghost Crab
Ocypode stimpsoni Ortmann, 1897
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca laevis (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca minax LeConte, 1855Red-joint fiddler
Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca una (Leach, 1814)⇒ Uca major Herbst, 1782
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab
Udora brevispina Münster, 1839

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in North Europe
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
9
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