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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
235
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
235
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
189
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
185
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
167
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
96
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
90
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
21
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
8
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicaragua
2 Families width 37 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs33SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicaragua
8 Genera with 37 Species
Gelasimus Latreille, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1941Fiddler crab16SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
37 Species
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
Leptuca beebei Crane, 1941
Leptuca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Minuca zacae Crane, 1941
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897Finned stilt crab
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Palicus sica A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca beebei Crane, 1941
Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca heteropleura Smith, 1870
Uca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Uca musica Rathbun, 1914
Uca ornata Smith, 1870
Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca schmitti (Crane, 1943)⇒ Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca zacae Crane, 1941
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Nicaragua
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
7
33
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