Checklist for Family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Fiddler crabs)
and region United Arab Emirates (Near East)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 58
141
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 58
141
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 41
117
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 41
117
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 39
113
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 23
70
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 22
69
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 8
15
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 4
9
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ocypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs | 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for United Arab Emirates
5 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for United Arab Emirates
12 Species | Austruca albimana Kossmann, 1877 | | | Austruca iranica Pretzmann, 1971 | | | Cranuca inversa Hoffmann, 1874 | Inversed Fiddler Crab | | Gelasimus hesperiae Crane, 1975 | | | Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877) | ⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | Ocypode rotundata Miers, 1882 | | | Ocypode saratan Forskål, 1775 | Red Sea Ghost Crab | | Uca (Cranuca) inversa Hoffmann, 1874 | | | Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | | Uca albimana Kossmann, 1877 | | | Uca hesperiae Crane, 1975 | | | Uca iranica Pretzmann, 1971 | |
Subnodes of Ocypodidae with occurrences in United Arab Emirates
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
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