''Austruca'' is a genus of Indo-west Pacific fiddler crabs in the family
Ocypodidae
The Ocypodidae is a family of semiterrestrial crabs that includes ghost crabs and fiddler crabs. These crabs are found along tropical and temperate shorelines worldwide.
Some genera previously classified within the Ocypodidae family have been r ...
. There are about 13 described species in this genus.
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''Austruca'' was formerly a subgenus of '' Uca'', but in 2016 it was elevated in rank to genus.][
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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
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'' (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 20 ...
'' (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
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'' (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
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'' (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
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'' (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
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'' (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
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'' (De Haan, 1835) (milky fiddler crab)
* ''Austruca mjoebergi
''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
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'' (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
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'' (Naderloo, Schubart & Shih, 2016) (East African fiddler crab)
* '' Austruca perplexa'' (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
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'' (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
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'' (A.Milne-Edwards, 1873) (triangular fiddler crab)
* '' Austruca variegata'' (Heller, 1862) (motley fiddler crab)
Austruca mjoebergi coenobita.jpg, ''Austruca mjoebergi''
Banana fiddler crab, Australia
Fiddler Crab - Australia.jpg, ''Austruca perplexa''
Perplexing fiddler crab
Australia
References
Ocypodoidea
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