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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Miami-Dade County (Florida, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
224
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
224
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
67
162
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
66
157
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
149
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
90
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
83
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
6
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Miami-Dade County
2 Families width 12 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Miami-Dade County
6 Genera with 12 Species
Leptuca Bott, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab2SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 17631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Miami-Dade County
12 Species
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
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 quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Antillean stilt crab
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Miami-Dade County
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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