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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
205
702
1704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
204
701
1704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
109
477
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
472
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
434
1242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
53
250
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
239
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
43
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
9
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Panama
2 Families width 75 Species
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs70SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Panama
9 Genera with 75 Species
Afruca Crane, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 194118SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18049SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Palicus Philippi, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Petruca Shih, P.K.L...., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1941Fiddler crab35SpeciesTaxom
Ucides Rathbun, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Panama
75 Species
Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835Barrilete
Gelasimus rapax (Smith, 1870)⇒ Uca rapax Smith, 1870
Leptuca batuenta Crane, 1941
Leptuca beebei Crane, 1941
Leptuca cumulanta Crane, 1943
Leptuca deichmanni Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca dorotheae von Hagen, 1968
Leptuca festae Nobili, 1901
Leptuca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Leptuca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Leptuca musica Rathbun, 1914
Leptuca oerstedi Rathbun, 1904
Leptuca pygmaea Crane, 1941
Leptuca saltitanta Crane, 1941
Leptuca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Leptuca tenuipedis Crane, 1941
Leptuca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Leptuca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Leptuca umbratila (Crane, 1941)⇒ Minuca umbratila Crane, 1941
Minuca argillicola Crane, 1941
Minuca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca ecuadoriensis Maccagno, 1928
Minuca herradurensis Bott, 1954
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca umbratila Crane, 1941
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Ocypode gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1843Cart Driver Crab
Ocypode occidentalis Stimpson, 1860
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Palicus cursor A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Bathyal stilt crab
Palicus fragilis Rathbun, 1894
Palicus isthmia Rathbun, 1897
Palicus obesus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Inflated stilt crab
Palicus tuberculata Faxon, 1893
Petruca panamensis Stimpson, 1859
Uca (Minuca) burgersi Holthuis, 1967Saltpan fiddler
Uca (Minuca) mordax Smith, 1870
Uca (Minuca) rapax Smith, 1870Mudflat fiddler
Uca (Minuca) thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic mangrove fiddler
Uca (Minuca) vocator Herbst, 1804Atlantic hairback fiddler
Uca argillicola Crane, 1941
Uca batuenta Crane, 1941
Uca beebei Crane, 1941
Uca brevifrons Stimpson, 1860
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 herradurensis Bott, 1954
Uca heteropleura Smith, 1870
Uca inaequalis Rathbun, 1935
Uca intermedia von Prahl & ..., 1985
Uca latimanus Rathbun, 1894
Uca macrodactylus
Uca major Herbst, 1782
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 saltitanta Crane, 1941
Uca stenodactylus H. Milne Edw..., 1843
Uca stylifera H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Uca tenuipedis Crane, 1941
Uca terpsichores Crane, 1941
Uca tomentosa Crane, 1941
Uca umbratila Crane, 1941
Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763Swamp ghost crab
Ucides occidentalis Ortmann, 1897Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Panama
FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
8
70
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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