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Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
471
2820
10434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
459
2798
10382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
186
1289
5282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
183
1277
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
169
1210
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
96
729
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
80
632
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
112
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
23
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
9
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
9 Genera with 80 Species
Austruca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17589SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19009SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18049SpeciesTaxom
Monolepis Say, 1817Povertyweed1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1897Ghost Crab14SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1968Fiddler crab37SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
80 Species and 4 Subspecies
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Gelasimus brevifrons (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Gelasimus gibbosus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Gelasimus minax (LeConte, 1855)⇒ Uca minax LeConte, 1855
Gelasimus palustris (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca rapax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus princeps (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca princeps Smith, 1870
Gelasimus pugilator Stimpson, 1862
Gelasimus pugnax (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca pugnax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Leptuca crenulata Lockington, 1877California Fiddler Crab
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Leptuca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca virens Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Monolepis inermis (Say, 1817)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode arenarius (Say, 1817)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
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 gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode laevis (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846
Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852Red ghost crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode rhombea (Weber, 1795)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode stimpsoni Ortmann, 1897
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Tubuca signata Hess, 1865
Uca (Austruca) perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Leptuca) leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898Marbled fiddler
Uca (Leptuca) pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic sand fiddler
Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967Saltpan fiddler
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870Mudflat fiddler
Uca rapax longisignalis (Snyder, 1920)⇒ Uca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Uca rapax rapax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic mangrove fiddler
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab
Uca (Paraleptuca) perplexa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Uca crenulata Lockington, 1877Mexican fiddler
Uca hamlini M. J. Rathbun, 1926
Uca hirsutimanus George & Jones, 1982
Uca ischnodactylus (Nemec, 1939)⇒ Uca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010
Uca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968Gulf marsh fiddler
Uca minax LeConte, 1855Red-joint fiddler
Uca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974Gulf sand fiddler
Uca polita Crane, 1975
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca seismella Crane, 1975
Uca speciosa Ives, 1891Longfinger fiddler
Uca speciosa speciosa Ives, 1891
Uca speciosa spinicarpa (Quennedy and..., 1975)⇒ Uca spinicarpa M. J. Rathbun, 1900
Uca spinicarpa M. J. Rathbun, 1900Spined fiddler
Uca spinicarpus Rathbun, 1900
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859Laguna Madre fiddler
Uca virens (Salmon and A..., 1968)⇒ Uca rapax Smith, 1870
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab

Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in USA
SubfamilyGelasiminae
Miers, 1886
5
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcypodinae
Rafinesque, 1815
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUcinae
Dana, 1851
1
33
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