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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
367
1694
5120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
364
1688
5117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
808
3031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
799
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
134
742
2779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
71
426
1428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
63
398
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
68
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
9
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern South America
2 Families width 111 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs98SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern South America
9 Genera with 111 Species
Gelasimus Latreille, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 190123SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 194110SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 193913SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1941Fiddler crab51SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
111 Species and 2 Subspecies
Gelasimus coloradensis (Rathbun, 1894)⇒ Uca coloradensis Rathbun, 1894
Gelasimus macrodactylus (H. Milne Edw..., 1843)⇒ Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902
Gelasimus mordax (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca mordax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus palustris (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca rapax Smith, 1870
Gelasimus panamensis (Stimpson, 1859)⇒ Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Gelasimus stylifera (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Leptuca batuenta Crane, 1941
Leptuca beebei Crane, 1941
Leptuca coloradensis Rathbun, 1893
Leptuca cumulanta Crane, 1943
Leptuca deichmanni Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Leptuca festae Nobili, 1901
Leptuca helleri Rathbun, 1902
Leptuca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Leptuca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Leptuca saltitanta Crane, 1941
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Leptuca tallanica von Hagen, 1968
Leptuca tenuipedis Crane, 1941
Leptuca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Leptuca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Leptuca uruguayensis Nobili, 1901
Minuca argillicola Crane, 1941
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca victoriana von Hagen, 1987
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Minuca zacae Crane, 1941
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode arenaria Say, 1817
Ocypode arenarius (Say, 1817)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus acutifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Palicus affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Antillean stilt crab
Palicus alternatus Rathbun, 1897Labile stilt crab
Palicus caronii Roux, 1828
Palicus dentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Armored stilt crab
Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897Finned stilt crab
Palicus fragilis Rathbun, 1894
Palicus gracilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Palicus gracilis Smith, 1883Delicate stilt crab
Palicus lucasii Rathbun, 1898Grapsoid crab
Palicus sica A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Winged stilt crab
Palicus velerae Garth, 1939
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca (Gelasimus) vocans Linnaeus, 1758
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 rapax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic mangrove fiddler
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca (Uca) maracoani Latreille, 1802
Uca argillicola Crane, 1941
Uca batuenta Crane, 1941
Uca beebei Crane, 1941
Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Uca coloradensis Rathbun, 1894
Uca cordata
Uca cumulanta Crane, 1943
Uca deichmanni Rathbun, 1935
Uca dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Uca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Uca festae Nobili, 1902
Uca galapagensis Rathbun, 1902Galápagos fiddler crab
Uca guayaquilensis (Rathbun, 1935)⇒ Uca festae Nobili, 1902
Uca helleri Rathbun, 1902Fiddler crab
Uca heteropleura Smith, 1870
Uca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Uca insignis H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca intermedia von Prahl & ..., 1985
Uca laevis (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897
Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca murifecenta (Crane, 1943)⇒ Uca vocator Herbst, 1804
Uca musica Rathbun, 1914
Uca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Uca ornata Smith, 1870
Uca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca princeps Smith, 1870Greater Mexican Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Uca pugnax rapax
Uca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Uca saltitanta Crane, 1941
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca tallanica von Hagen, 1968
Uca tenuipedis Crane, 1941
Uca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Uca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Uca una (Leach, 1814)⇒ Uca major Herbst, 1782
Uca uruguayensis Nobili, 1901
Uca victoriana von Hagen, 1987
Uca zacae Crane, 1941
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Northern South America
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
7
98
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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