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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
85
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
85
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
53
120
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
120
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
97
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
53
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
50
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
11
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
7
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guyana
2 Families width 16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guyana
7 Genera with 16 Species
Gelasimus Latreille, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 0Fiddler crab9SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Gelasimus coloradensis (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Uca coloradensis Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca coloradensis Rathbun, 1893
Leptuca cumulanta Crane, 1943
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Antillean stilt crab
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870Mudflat fiddler
Uca rapax rapax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802
Uca coloradensis Rathbun, 1894
Uca cumulanta Crane, 1943
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca pugnax rapax
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Guyana
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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