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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
62
113
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
62
113
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
88
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
40
88
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
39
82
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
58
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
57
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
27
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Tanzania
7 Genera with 13 Species
Austruca Bott, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Cranuca Beinlich & V..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1880Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1823Fiddler crab3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Tanzania
13 Species
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca occidentalis Naderloo, Sc..., 2016East African Fiddler Crab
Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874Inversed 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 ryderi Kingsley, 1880
Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca marionis (Desmarest, 1823)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Southeast Tanzania
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
3
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