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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
496
3152
12962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
484
3129
12893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
196
1437
6560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
193
1424
6480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
179
1355
6188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
101
819
2705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
84
719
2462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
125
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
25
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North America
7 Families width 151 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs106SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 185112SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs27SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North America
25 Genera with 151 Species
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Austruca Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Chaenostoma Stimpson, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edw..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Exopalicus Castro, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 175811SpeciesTaxom
Heloecius Dana, 1837Semaphore crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ilyograpsus Barnard, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Ilyoplax Stimpson, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 190012SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18488SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 194113SpeciesTaxom
Monolepis Say, 1817Povertyweed1SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1897Ghost Crab17SpeciesTaxom
Palicoides Moosa & Serène, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 189422SpeciesTaxom
Paracleistostoma De Man, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Scopimera De Haan, 1835Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Spinipalicus Beschin & De..., 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1941Fiddler crab50SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Venitus Barnes, 18221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
151 Species and 4 Subspecies
Austruca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1852Lemon-Clawed Fiddler Crab
Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Chaenostoma punctulatus Miers, 1884Smooth Sentinel Crab
Chaenostoma sinuspersici Naderloo & T..., 2010
Crossotonotus spinipes De Man, 1888
Exopalicus maculatus Edmondson, 1930Button Crab
Gelasimus brevifrons (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Gelasimus gibbosus (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Gelasimus gracilis (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Uca crenulata Lockington, 1877
Gelasimus latimanus (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Gelasimus minax (LeConte, 1855)⇒ Uca minax LeConte, 1855
Gelasimus palustris (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca rapax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus princeps (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca princeps Smith, 1870
Gelasimus pugilator Stimpson, 1862
Gelasimus pugnax (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca pugnax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Heloecius cordiformis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Semaphore Crab
Ilyoplax dentata Ward, 1933
Ilyoplax strigicarpus Davie, 1990
Leptuca coloradensis Rathbun, 1893
Leptuca crenulata Lockington, 1877California Fiddler Crab
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca speciosa Ives, 1891
Leptuca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Leptuca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Chaenostoma) boscii (Audouin & Sa..., 1825)⇒ Chaenostoma boscii Audouin, 1826
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) serenei Takeda & Komai, 1991
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) setosus H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Macrophthalmus (Venitus) latreillei (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822
Macrophthalmus verreauxi (H. Milne Edw..., 1848)⇒ Macrophthalmus telescopicus Owen, 1839
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Minuca argillicola Crane, 1941
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Minuca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca marguerita Thurman, 1981
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca virens Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Minuca zacae Crane, 1941
Monolepis inermis (Say, 1817)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Neopalicus halihali Castro & Naruse, 2014
Ocypode africana De Man, 1881African ghost crab
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode arenaria Say, 1817
Ocypode arenarius (Say, 1817)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode cordimana (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758Tufted ghost crab
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode laevis (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846
Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852Red ghost crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot, 1846Pallid ghost crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode rhombea (Weber, 1795)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode stimpsoni Ortmann, 1897
Palicoides whitei Miers, 1884
Palicus affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Antillean stilt crab
Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897Labile stilt crab
Palicus caronii Roux, 1828
Palicus cortezi Crane, 1937
Palicus cristatipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Palicus cursor A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Bathyal stilt crab
Palicus dentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Armored stilt crab
Palicus depressus Rathbun, 1897
Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897Finned stilt crab
Palicus fisheri Rathbun, 1906
Palicus floridanus Rathbun, 1918Lance-tipped Darner
Palicus fragilis Rathbun, 1894
Palicus gracilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Palicus lucasii Rathbun, 1898Grapsoid crab
Palicus oahuensis (Rathbun, 1906)⇒ Pseudopalicus oahuensis Rathbun, 1906
Palicus obesa (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Palicus obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Palicus obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Inflated stilt crab
Palicus sica A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Palicus tuberculata Faxon, 1893
Palicus zonatus Rathbun, 1894
Paracleistostoma wardi Rathbun, 1926
Pseudopalicus oahuensis Rathbun, 1906
Scopimera globosa De Haan, 1835
Tubuca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852Fiddler Crab
Tubuca longidigitum Kingsley, 1880Moreton Bay Fiddler Crab
Tubuca signata Hess, 1865
Uca (Austruca) perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca (Gelasimus) tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920
Uca (Leptuca) leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898Marbled fiddler
Uca (Leptuca) pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic sand fiddler
Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967Saltpan fiddler
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870Mudflat fiddler
Uca rapax longisignalis (Snyder, 1920)⇒ Uca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968
Uca rapax rapax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic mangrove fiddler
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca (Paraleptuca) chlorophthalmus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes White, 1847Thick-legged Fiddler Crab
Uca (Paraleptuca) perplexa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Uca perplexa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Uca argillicola Crane, 1941
Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Uca coloradensis Rathbun, 1894
Uca crenulata Lockington, 1877Mexican fiddler
Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca hamlini M. J. Rathbun, 1926
Uca hirsutimanus George & Jones, 1982
Uca ischnodactylus (Nemec, 1939)⇒ Uca coarctata H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca jocelynae Shih, Naruse..., 2010
Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Uca longisignalis Salmon & Ats..., 1968Gulf marsh fiddler
Uca macrodactyla H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca marguerita Thurman, 1981Olmec fiddler
Uca minax LeConte, 1855Red-joint fiddler
Uca monilifera Rathbun, 1914
Uca musica Rathbun, 1914
Uca panacea Novak & Salmon, 1974Gulf sand fiddler
Uca polita Crane, 1975
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca schmitti (Crane, 1943)⇒ Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca seismella Crane, 1975
Uca speciosa Ives, 1891Longfinger fiddler
Uca speciosa speciosa Ives, 1891
Uca speciosa spinicarpa (Quennedy and..., 1975)⇒ Uca spinicarpa M. J. Rathbun, 1900
Uca spinicarpa M. J. Rathbun, 1900Spined fiddler
Uca spinicarpus Rathbun, 1900
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca subcylindrica Stimpson, 1859Laguna Madre fiddler
Uca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Lilac Fiddler Crab
Uca virens (Salmon and A..., 1968)⇒ Uca rapax Smith, 1870
Uca zacae Crane, 1941
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab
Venitus latreillei Desmarest, 1822

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in North America
FamilyCamptandriidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeloeciidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
9
106
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
7
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



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