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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Key West (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
106
237
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
105
236
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
181
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
72
181
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
68
167
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
111
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
103
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
19
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
6
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Key West
2 Families width 14 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Key West
6 Genera with 14 Species
Leptuca Bott, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1891Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Key West
14 Species
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Antillean stilt crab
Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897Labile stilt crab
Palicus dentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Armored stilt crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca speciosa Ives, 1891Longfinger fiddler
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Key West
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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