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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region Tonga (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
107
254
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
107
254
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
180
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
180
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
60
175
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
81
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
76
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
19
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
8
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tonga
5 Genera with 16 Species
Austruca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1846Ghost Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptuca Bott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1847Fiddler crab4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tonga
16 Species
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus cultrimanus (White, 1847)⇒ Uca vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Gelasimus gaimardi (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca crassipes White, 1847
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus vomeris McNeill, 1920
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Paraleptuca crassipes White, 1847Scarlet Fiddler Crab
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in Tonga
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
4
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