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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Cuba (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
195
579
1136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
192
576
1133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
102
369
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
100
364
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
326
706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
181
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
160
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
31
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
7
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cuba
2 Families width 29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs24SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cuba
7 Genera with 29 Species
Gelasimus Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18045SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18805SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1814Fiddler crab11SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cuba
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gelasimus platydactylus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca major Herbst, 1782
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode arenarius (Say, 1817)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897Labile stilt crab
Palicus cursor A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Bathyal stilt crab
Palicus floridanus Rathbun, 1918Lance-tipped Darner
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Uca (Leptuca) leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898Marbled fiddler
Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967Saltpan fiddler
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 laevis (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab
Uca una (Leach, 1814)⇒ Uca major Herbst, 1782
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Cuba
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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