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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Nosy Be (Diana, Madagascar)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
74
195
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
74
195
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
137
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
137
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
134
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
71
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
71
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nosy Be
6 Genera with 10 Species
Austruca Bott, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1965Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1852Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nosy Be
10 Species
Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016East African Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode pauliani Crosnier, 1965
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Nosy Be
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
3
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