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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
283
1069
2864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
281
1067
2861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
612
2065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
125
606
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
564
1914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
60
319
870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
52
298
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
53
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
9
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
2 Families width 104 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs95SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central America
9 Genera with 104 Species
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 194123SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 194111SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab8SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18939SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1941Fiddler crab46SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
104 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Gelasimus armatus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus gibbosus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Gelasimus heterophthalmus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus rapax (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca rapax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Leptuca batuenta Crane, 1941
Leptuca beebei Crane, 1941
Leptuca coloradensis Rathbun, 1893
Leptuca crenulata Lockington, 1877California Fiddler Crab
Leptuca cumulanta Crane, 1943
Leptuca deichmanni Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Leptuca festae Nobili, 1901
Leptuca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca limicola Crane, 1941
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Leptuca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Leptuca saltitanta Crane, 1941
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Leptuca tenuipedis Crane, 1941
Leptuca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Leptuca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Leptuca umbratila (Crane, 1941)⇒ Minuca umbratila Crane, 1941
Minuca argillicola Crane, 1941
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Minuca herradurensis Bott, 1954
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca osa Landstorfer ..., 2010
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca umbratila Crane, 1941
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Minuca zacae Crane, 1941
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode arenaria Say, 1817
Ocypode arenarius (Say, 1817)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode gaudichaudi H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus cursor A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Bathyal stilt crab
Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897Finned stilt crab
Palicus fragilis Rathbun, 1894
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Palicus isthmia Rathbun, 1897
Palicus obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Inflated stilt crab
Palicus sica A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Palicus tuberculata Faxon, 1893
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca (Leptuca) leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898Marbled fiddler
Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967Saltpan fiddler
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870Mudflat fiddler
Uca rapax rapax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic mangrove fiddler
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca argillicola Crane, 1941
Uca batuenta Crane, 1941
Uca beebei Crane, 1941
Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Uca crenulata Lockington, 1877Mexican fiddler
Uca cumulanta Crane, 1943
Uca deichmanni Rathbun, 1935
Uca dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca festae Nobili, 1902
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca herradurensis Bott, 1954
Uca heteropleura Smith, 1870
Uca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca intermedia von Prahl & ..., 1985
Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Uca limicola Crane, 1941
Uca macrodactylus
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca musica Rathbun, 1914
Uca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Uca ornata Smith, 1870
Uca osa Landstorfer ..., 2010
Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca pugnax rapax
Uca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Uca saltitanta Crane, 1941
Uca schmitti (Crane, 1943)⇒ Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca tenuipedis Crane, 1941
Uca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Uca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Uca umbratila Crane, 1941
Uca una (Leach, 1814)⇒ Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca zacae Crane, 1941
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Central America
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
8
95
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ocypodoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Ocypodoidea at itis.gov
Ocypodoidea at marinespecies.org