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Chronology of Fiddler Crab Genera

Chronological charts of different generic names for fiddler crabs. The charts include instances when fiddler crabs were placed in other, valid, genera (e.g., Cancer) as well as cases in the 19th century when the genus Uca was used for non-fiddler crabs.

All Genera

Genera are listed in decreasing order of use.

Fiddler Crab Genera

Uca
Gelasimus
Austruca
Minuca
Tubuca
Leptuca
Paraleptuca
Celuca
Cancer
Afruca
Cranuca
Thalassuca
Ocypode
Australuca
Deltuca
Boboruca
Amphiuca
Acanthoplax
Gonoplax
Mesuca
Xeruca
Petruca
Planuca
vocans
triangularis
lactea
Latuca
Heteruca
Austuca
vocator-complex
lactea-complex
Uca(Celuca)
U.
Sinduca
Sesarma
Lapetuca
Geocarcinus
Gelasimsu
Gelarimus
Cuneatuca
Austrual
Angustuca
"Uca