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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Oceania (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
507
3836
16565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
502
3827
16544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
192
1775
9092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
189
1764
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
179
1695
8603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
101
987
3966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
88
894
3684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
163
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
8
47
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
11
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
11 Genera with 116 Species
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18735SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 192013SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18705SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1772Ghost Crab21SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 185217SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 0Fiddler crab49SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
116 Species and 3 Subspecies
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Gelasimus annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gelasimus armatus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus cultrimanus (White, 1847)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Gelasimus dampieri Crane, 1975
Gelasimus gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010Jocelyn's Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus latreillei (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus neocultrimanus Bott, 1973
Gelasimus nitidus (Dana, 1851)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Gelasimus signatus (Hess, 1865)⇒ Uca signata Hess, 1865
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode ceratopthalma
Ocypode convexa Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Golden ghost crab
Ocypode convexus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Golden ghost crab
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode fabricii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Ocypode grayi
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Ocypode laevis (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846
Ocypode nobili
Ocypode nobilii De Man, 1902
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Ocypode pygoides (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Ocypode convexus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Ocypode stimpsoni Ortmann, 1897
Ocypode urvillei (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Tubuca arcuata De Haan, 1835
Tubuca bellator White, 1847
Tubuca capricornis Crane, 1975
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca demani Ortmann, 1897Demanding Fiddler 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 rosea Tweedie, 1937
Tubuca seismella Crane, 1975
Tubuca signata Hess, 1865
Tubuca typhoni Crane, 1975
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca (Austruca) perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Gelasimus) neocultrimana Bott, 1973
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca vocans pacificensis (Crane, 1975)⇒ Uca neocultrimana Bott, 1973
Uca vocans vocans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Paraleptuca) annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab
Uca (Paraleptuca) perplexa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Uca (Tubuca) arcuata De Haan, 1833
Uca (Tubuca) coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Uca (Tubuca) urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca arcusta
Uca australiae Crane, 1975
Uca bellator White, 1847
Uca bellator minima (Crane, 1975)⇒ Uca signata Hess, 1865
Uca capricornis Crane, 1975
Uca coaractata
Uca dampieri Crane, 1975
Uca demani Ortmann, 1897
Uca elegans George & Jones, 1982
Uca flammula Crane, 1975
Uca forcipata Adams & White, 1849
Uca gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca hirsutimanus George & Jones, 1982
Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca ischnodactylus (Nemec, 1939)⇒ Uca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca latreillei (H. Milne-Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Uca longidigita Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Uca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880
Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca mjobergi (Rathbun, 1924)⇒ Uca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924
Uca mjoebergi Rathbun, 1924
Uca novaeguineae (Rathbun, 1913)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Uca pavo (George & D. ..., 1982)⇒ Uca capricornis Crane, 1975
Uca polita Crane, 1975
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca pulchella
Uca seismella Crane, 1975
Uca signata Hess, 1865
Uca speciosa Ives, 1891Longfinger fiddler
Uca tetragonum
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Oceania
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
7
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
21
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
2
47
Genera
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