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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Northern Territory (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
169
559
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
167
556
1052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
333
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
333
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
81
314
694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
186
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
39
177
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
41
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
18
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Territory
5 Genera with 38 Species
Austruca Bott, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1837Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 186512SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1865Fiddler crab14SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Territory
38 Species
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus dampieri Crane, 1975
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode fabricii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Tubuca arcuata De Haan, 1835
Tubuca capricornis Crane, 1975
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca elegans George & Jones, 1982
Tubuca flammula Crane, 1975
Tubuca forcipata Adams & White, 1849
Tubuca hirsutimanus George & Jones, 1982
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Tubuca polita Crane, 1975
Tubuca seismella Crane, 1975
Tubuca signata Hess, 1865
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Paraleptuca) perplexa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Tubuca) coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Uca capricornis Crane, 1975
Uca dampieri Crane, 1975
Uca elegans George & Jones, 1982
Uca flammula Crane, 1975
Uca hirsutimanus George & Jones, 1982
Uca longidigita Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Uca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924
Uca polita Crane, 1975
Uca seismella Crane, 1975
Uca signata Hess, 1865

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Northern Territory
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
3
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
14
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