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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
273
1230
3979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
272
1229
3976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
717
2647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
130
714
2644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
121
669
2485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
66
431
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
60
403
1223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
82
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
29
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
8
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
8 Genera with 59 Species
Austruca Bott, 18627SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19209SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1882Ghost Crab12SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Tympanomerus Rathbun, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1900Fiddler crab24SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
59 Species and 3 Subspecies
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca iranica Pretzmann, 1971
Austruca lactea De Haan, 1835Milky Fiddler Crab
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Austruca sindensis Alcock, 1900
Austruca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Austruca variegata Heller, 1862
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gelasimus armatus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975
Gelasimus marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Gelasimus rubripes Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus triangularis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Uca triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cevaleptithalma
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852Red ghost crab
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Ocypode platytarsis (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode rotundata Miers, 1882
Tubuca acuta Stimpson, 1858
Tubuca alcocki Shih, Chan & Ng, 2018
Tubuca bellator White, 1847
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca paradussumieri Bott, 1973
Tubuca rosea Tweedie, 1937
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Tympanomerus stapletoni (De Man, 1908)⇒ Ilyoplax stapletoni De Man, 1908
Uca (Austruca) annulipes H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Austruca) lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca lactea annulipes (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca lactea De Haan, 1835
Uca (Austruca) perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca vocans hesperiae Crane, 1975
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) triangularis A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Uca (Tubuca) acuta Stimpson, 1858
Uca (Tubuca) dussumieri Milne Edwards, 1852
Uca (Tubuca) urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca bengali Crane, 1975
Uca chenae Naderloo, Sc..., 2015
Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca iranica Pretzmann, 1971
Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca paradussumieri Bott, 1973
Uca rosea Tweedie, 1937
Uca sindensis Alcock, 1900

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in South Asia
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
5
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
21
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