Ocypodidae
Also known as: Cangrejos violinistas y fantasmas, Caranguejos-fantasma e violistas, Crabes fantômes et violonistes, Fiddler Crabs, Fiddler Crabs And Ghost Crabs, Fiddlers and Ghost Crabs, Ghost Crabs, Ghost and Fiddler Crabs
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Ocypodidae |
| Published in | Rafinesque, C. S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l’univers et des corps organisés. [Book], 1–224, (self–published) Palermo. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.106607 |
| Habitat | MARINE, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 13 |
| Species records held | 158 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 294 |
| GBIF key | 4527 |
Genera in Ocypodidae
- Ocypode — 30 species: Ocypode africana, Ocypode brevicornis, Ocypode ceratophthalmus, Ocypode convexa, Ocypode cordimana, Ocypode cursor, Ocypode fabricii, Ocypode gaudichaudii
- Leptuca — 29 species: Leptuca batuenta, Leptuca beebei, Leptuca coloradensis, Leptuca crenulata, Leptuca cumulanta, Leptuca deichmanni, Leptuca dorotheae, Leptuca festae
- Tubuca — 23 species: Tubuca acuta, Tubuca alcocki, Tubuca arcuata, Tubuca australiae, Tubuca bellator, Tubuca capricornis, Tubuca coarctata, Tubuca demani
- Uca — 20 species: Uca antiqua, Uca hamlini, Uca heteropleura, Uca inaciobritoi, Uca insignis, Uca intermedia, Uca laevis, Uca major
- Minuca — 18 species: Minuca argillicola, Minuca brevifrons, Minuca burgersi, Minuca ecuadoriensis, Minuca galapagensis, Minuca herradurensis, Minuca longisignalis, Minuca marguerita
- Austruca — 14 species: Austruca albimana, Austruca annulipes, Austruca bengali, Austruca citrus, Austruca cryptica, Austruca iranica, Austruca lactea, Austruca mjobergi
- Gelasimus — 14 species: Gelasimus borealis, Gelasimus dampieri, Gelasimus excisus, Gelasimus hesperiae, Gelasimus jocelynae, Gelasimus minor, Gelasimus palustris, Gelasimus rectilatus
- Paraleptuca — 4 species: Paraleptuca boninensis, Paraleptuca chlorophthalmus, Paraleptuca crassipes, Paraleptuca splendida
- Ucides — 2 species: Ucides cordatus, Ucides occidentalis
- Afruca — 1 species: Afruca tangeri
- Cranuca — 1 species: Cranuca inversa
- Petruca — 1 species: Petruca panamensis
- Xeruca — 1 species: Xeruca formosensis
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.