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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
373
1690
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
368
1675
4598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
144
629
1568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
141
615
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
134
586
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
79
353
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
322
555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
57
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
9
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
5 Genera with 15 Species
Gelasimus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1775Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1814Fiddler crab7SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
15 Species
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Minuca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775Red Sea Ghost Crab
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 panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca una (Leach, 1814)⇒ Uca major Herbst, 1782
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Scandinavia
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
7
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