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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
369
1445
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
365
1439
4433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
155
584
1434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
153
574
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
139
519
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
75
277
586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
61
239
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
36
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Europe
9 Genera with 12 Species
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1835Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Europe
12 Species
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus tangeri (Eydoux, 1835)⇒ Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in South Europe
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
2
3
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