''Austruca'' is a genus of indo-west Pacific fiddler crabs in the family

Ocypodidae The Ocypodidae are a family of semiterrestrial crabs that includes the ghost crabs and fiddler crabs. They are found on tropical and temperate shorelines around the world. Some genera previously included in the family are now treated as members o ...

. There are about 13 described species in this genus. ''Austruca'' was formerly a subgenus of ''

Uca The fiddler crab or calling crab may be any of more than one hundred species of semiterrestrial marine crabs in the family Ocypodidae, well known for their sexually dimorphic claws; the males' major claw is much larger than the minor claw, whil ...

'', but in 2016 it was elevated in rank to genus.

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus ''Austruca'': * ''

Austruca albimana ''Austruca'' is a genus of indo-west Pacific fiddler crabs in the family Ocypodidae. There are about 13 described species in this genus. ''Austruca'' was formerly a subgenus of ''Uca'', but in 2016 it was elevated in rank to genus. Species The ...

'' (Kossmann, 1877) (white-handed fiddler crab) * ''

Austruca annulipes ''Austruca annulipes'' is a species of fiddler crab found along the coastline from South Africa to Somalia, Madagascar, India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. ''Austruca annulipes'' was formerly in the genus ''Uca'', but in 2016 ...

'' (H.Milne Edwards, 1837) (ring-legged fiddler crab) * ''

Austruca bengali ''Austruca'' is a genus of indo-west Pacific fiddler crabs in the family Ocypodidae. There are about 13 described species in this genus. ''Austruca'' was formerly a subgenus of ''Uca'', but in 2016 it was elevated in rank to genus. Species The ...

'' (bengal fiddler crab) * ''

Austruca citrus ''Austruca'' is a genus of indo-west Pacific fiddler crabs in the family Ocypodidae. There are about 13 described species in this genus. ''Austruca'' was formerly a subgenus of ''Uca'', but in 2016 it was elevated in rank to genus. Species The ...

'' (citrus fiddler crab) * ''

Austruca cryptica ''Austruca'' is a genus of indo-west Pacific fiddler crabs in the family Ocypodidae. There are about 13 described species in this genus. ''Austruca'' was formerly a subgenus of ''Uca'', but in 2016 it was elevated in rank to genus. Species The ...

'' (Naderloo, Türkay & Chen, 2010) (cryptic fiddler crab) * ''

Austruca iranica ''Austruca'' is a genus of indo-west Pacific fiddler crabs in the family Ocypodidae. There are about 13 described species in this genus. ''Austruca'' was formerly a subgenus of ''Uca'', but in 2016 it was elevated in rank to genus. Species The ...

'' (Pretzmann, 1971) (Iranian fiddler crab) * ''

Austruca lactea ''Austruca'' is a genus of indo-west Pacific fiddler crabs in the family Ocypodidae. There are about 13 described species in this genus. ''Austruca'' was formerly a subgenus of ''Uca'', but in 2016 it was elevated in rank to genus. Species The ...

'' (De Haan, 1835) (milky fiddler crab) * ''

Austruca mjoebergi ''Austruca mjoebergi'' is a species of fiddler crab discovered by and named after the Swedish zoologist Eric Mjöberg (1882–1938), member of a Swedish scientific expedition to Australia in the early 1900s. The crab is found along the north ...

'' (Rathbun, 1924) (banana fiddler crab) * ''

Austruca occidentalis ''Austruca'' is a genus of indo-west Pacific fiddler crabs in the family Ocypodidae. There are about 13 described species in this genus. ''Austruca'' was formerly a subgenus of ''Uca'', but in 2016 it was elevated in rank to genus. Species The ...

'' (Naderloo, Schubart & Shih, 2016) (East African fiddler crab) * ''

Austruca perplexa ''Austruca perplexa'' is a species of fiddler crab. It is found from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan to India, throughout the Malay Archipelago, along eastern Australian coasts from Queensland to New South Wales, and in various Pacific islands, includi ...

'' (H.Milne Edwards, 1852) (perplexing fiddler crab) * ''

Austruca sindensis ''Austruca'' is a genus of indo-west Pacific fiddler crabs in the family Ocypodidae. There are about 13 described species in this genus. ''Austruca'' was formerly a subgenus of ''Uca'', but in 2016 it was elevated in rank to genus. Species The ...

'' (Alcock, 1900) (indus fiddler crab) * ''

Austruca triangularis ''Austruca'' is a genus of indo-west Pacific fiddler crabs in the family Ocypodidae. There are about 13 described species in this genus. ''Austruca'' was formerly a subgenus of ''Uca'', but in 2016 it was elevated in rank to genus. Species The ...

'' (A.Milne-Edwards, 1873) (triangular fiddler crab) * ''

Austruca variegata ''Austruca'' is a genus of indo-west Pacific fiddler crabs in the family Ocypodidae. There are about 13 described species in this genus. ''Austruca'' was formerly a subgenus of ''Uca'', but in 2016 it was elevated in rank to genus. Species The ...

'' (Heller, 1862) (motley fiddler crab)

References

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