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Uca sp.

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Publications Using this Name

Citation Common Name(s) Where Applied to... Accepted Name Source of Accepted Note(s)
Schenkel (1902)   text p. 579-580 specimen: Kema, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia TBD    
 
Fowler (1911)   text p. 3 location: Delaware, USA Minuca minax Fowler (1912)  
 
Sendler (1923)   text p. 22 specimen: Alim Island, Purdy Islands, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea TBD    
 
Verwey (1930)   text p. 177-178 location: Southern Central Java, Java, Indonesia TBD    
 
Stella (1953)   text p. 67 location: Dahlak Archipelago, Eritrea ?   The description is that it is similar in form to Gelasimus tetragonon, but with a marbled brown carapace with green (living) or red (collected/dead) background. It is not clear what species this refers to.
 
Oney (1954) fiddler crabs text p. 17, 23-25 location: Georgia, USA “fiddler crabs” Original  
 
Brown (1959) fiddler crabs text p. 1535-1544 citation: Brown & Webb (1948) → Uca ? Computed  
      citation: Brown & Webb (1949) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Brown & Stephens (1951) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Webb & Brown (1958) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Brown et al. (1958) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Webb (1950) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Brown et al. (1954) “fiddler crabs” Original  
 
Darnell (1959)   text p. 296 location: Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Lemos de Castro (1962)   text p. 41 citation: Marcgrave (1648) → Ciecie Panema Minuca panema Computed  
 
Berry (1963)   text p. 90, 97 location: Pandan Mangrove Reserve, Singapore “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Abbott & Dawson (1966)   text p. 1320 location: Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA ?    
 
Macnae (1966)   text p. 79-81, 85-86 location: Eastern Australia Tubuca polita Crane (1975) He calls this “Uca unnamed sp. (pink claw)”
      location: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Tubuca flammula MSR red legs
 
Salmon (1966)   text p. 515 location: Florida, USA Minuca longisignalis MSR It is very likely this was one of the unidentified species
      location: Florida, USA Minuca virens MSR It is very likely this was one of the unidentified species
 
Macnae (1968)   text p. 181 location: Queensland, Australia Tubuca polita MSR “pink claw”
      location: Northern Territory, Australia Tubuca flammula MSR Undescribed species, “with legs of a brilliant orange red and back of a dark reddish-purplish-brown.”
      location: Western Australia, Australia Tubuca flammula MSR Undescribed species, “with legs of a brilliant orange red and back of a dark reddish-purplish-brown.”
 
Barnwell (1968)   text p. 578-581 location: Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA Minuca longisignalis MSR Refers to an undescribed species, which I believe is Minuca longisignalis.
      citation: Fingerman et al. (1958) → Uca minax Minuca longisignalis Computed  
      citation: Salmon (1967) → Uca pugnax [Northwestern Florida, USA] Minuca longisignalis Computed  
 
Schöne (1968)   text p. 642, 647, 650-652   “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Pearse (1914) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Crane (1957) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Salmon (1965) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Altevogt (1957) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Altevogt (1957) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Crane (1958) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: von Hagen (1962) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Peters (1955) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Tagatz (1968)   text p. 24, 26 location: St. Johns River, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Shinn (1968) fiddler crab text p. 879-880, 887-888, 893 location: Andros, The Bahamas “fiddler crabs” Original  
 
Chace & Hobbs (1969)   text p. 211 specimen: Dominica ?    
 
Selander et al. (1971)   text p. 402 location: Panacea, Wakulla County, Florida, USA Leptuca panacea MSR Recognizes color morph of Leptuca pugilator as a distinct, but unnamed, species
      location: Gulf of Mexico Minuca longisignalis MSR Species is not specifically named, but the context clearly refers to Minuca longisignalis.
      location: Gulf of Mexico Minuca virens MSR Species is not specifically named, but the context clearly refers to Minuca virens.
 
Walker (1972)   text p. 140 location: Tanzania Gelasimus tetragonon MSR Species identified from description of colors
 
Serène (1973)   text p. 119 location: New Caledonia ? Original  
 
Rheinsmith et al. (1974)   text p. 346   ? Original  
 
Avent (1974)   text p. 220 location: Florida State Marine Lab, Franklin County, Florida, USA Minuca virens MSR Described as an unknown green species, readily distinguishable from Leptuca pugilator. Guessing this might be Minuca virens.
 
Campion (1974)   text p. 432   “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Windom et al. (1976) fiddler crabs text p. 579-582 location: Georgia, USA “fiddler crabs” Original Likely a mix of Leptuca pugilator, Minuca pugnax, and Minuca minax.
 
Meiss & Norman (1977) Fiddler Crab text p. 22, 27, 33, 39 location: Connecticut, USA “fiddler crabs” Original  
 
Bell et al. (1978)   text p. 104 citation: Teal (1962) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Fleeger (1977) TBD Computed  
 
Gibbs (1978)   text p. 81, 87, 91 location: Nymph Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia ?    
 
Maurer et al. (1978)   text p. 149, 152-153 location: Delaware Bay, USA “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Hawes & Perry (1978)   text p. 112-115, 117, 120, 122-123 location: Eastern Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Darnell (1959) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      location: Western Lake Borgne, Louisiana, USA “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      location: Eastern Lake Borgne, Louisiana, USA “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      location: Western Mississippi Sound, USA “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      location: Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, USA “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Barnwell (1980)   text p. 957 location: Cebu, Philippines Austruca cryptica MSR In this short abstract, Barnwell describes a presumed hybrid form to actually be a distinct species. He never subsequently described this species (personal communication). I strongly suspect that this intermediate form is what was much later described as Austruca cryptica.
      location: Negros, Philippines Austruca cryptica MSR In this short abstract, Barnwell describes a presumed hybrid form to actually be a distinct species. He never subsequently described this species (personal communication). I strongly suspect that this intermediate form is what was much later described as Austruca cryptica.
 
Cammen (1980)   text p. 307 citation: Teal (1962) “fiddler crabs” MSR For some reason he cites the species as unknown
 
Abby-Kalio (1982) fiddler (calling) crabs text p. 24; figure 5 location: Niger Delta, Nigeria Afruca tangeri Geography Based on location, these have to be Afruca tangeri
 
Chang & O'Connor (1983)   text p. 274 citation: Keller & Andrew (1973) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Vernberg & Vernberg (1983)   text p. 351   “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Shaw & Connell (1983) fiddler crab text p. 1061 location: Brisbane River, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia “fiddler crabs” Original  
 
Stevenson (1985)   text p. 4 citation: Green & Neff (1972) → . Minuca pugnax Computed  
 
Zwarts (1985) fiddler crabs text p. 3-4, 7, 10 citation: Spaans (1979) → Uca spp. “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Strauch & Abele (1979) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Ali & Ripley (1969) TBD Computed  
      citation: Engelmoer (1982) TBD Computed  
      citation: Günther (1963) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Colby & Fonseca (1984) TBD Computed  
      citation: Cramp & Simmons (1982) TBD Computed  
      citation: Kushan (1979) → . “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Christy (1982) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Altevogt (1955) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: von Hagen (1969) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Crane (1941) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Aspey (1978) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Cammen et al. (1984) → . “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Swennen et al. (1982) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: von Hagen (1962) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Full & Herreid (1984) TBD Computed  
 
Bursey (1985)   text p. 39 location: Wallops Island, Accomack County, Virginia, USA “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Price et al. (1987)   text p. 464 location: Southern Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia Gelasimus tetragonon MSR Given the rest of the paper, this is probably meant to be Gelasimus tetragonon.
 
Wolfe et al. (1987) fiddler crabs text p. 3, 5 location: Louisiana, USA “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: McNease & Joanen (1977) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
 
Barnwell (1988)   text p. 133A location: Pacific coast of Costa Rica Minuca ecuadoriensis MSR A cryptic unnamed species
 
Peery et al. (1990)   text p. 248 location: York River, Virginia, USA “fiddler crabs” MSR Could be a mix of three species: Leptuca pugilator, Minuca pugnax, and Minuca minax.
 
Underwood (1990)   text p. 114A   “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Leija-Tristán et al. (1990)   text p. 100, 102, 104 citation: Crane (1975) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed in part
      citation: Barnwell (1966) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Barnwell (1968) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Crane (1941) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Crane (1957) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Crane (1966) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Dembowski (1926) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Fingerman (1957) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: von Hagen (1970) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Lockington (1877) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Maccagno (1928) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Miller (1961) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Miller (1965) TBD Computed  
      citation: Miller & Vernberg (1968) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Ono (1965) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Pearse (1912) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Pearse (1914) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Powers (1975) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Powers (1975) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Rathbun (1935) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Salmon (1967) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Schöne (1968) → Uca sp. “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Schwartz & Safir (1915) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Takahasi (1935) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Lockington (1877) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Biljlsma & de Roder (1991) fiddler crabs text p. 22, 25 citation: Swennen & Marteijn (1985) TBD Computed  
 
Fitz & Wiegert (1991)   text p. 256 location: Sapelo Island, McIntosh County, Georgia, USA “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Morris (1993)   text p. 118-119, 122; Figure 2.12 specimen: Falmouth Formation, Rio Bueno Harbor, Jamaica [Pleistocene; BM In.63776] ? Original fossil
 
Nagabhushanam & Krishnan (1993) fiddler crabs text p. 455 location: East coast of India “fiddler crabs” Original  
 
McNeil et al. (1995) fiddler crab text p. 869, 872, 875 location: Chacopata Lagoon Complex, Araya Peninsula, Sucre, Venezuela “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Young & Ambrose (1978) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Zucker (1978) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed in part
 
Allen et al. (1995)   text p. 37, 46, 48 citation: Morgan (1990) TBD Computed  
      citation: Christy (1989) TBD Computed  
      location: Town Creek, North Inlet, Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Heard & Kinsella (1995)   text p. 101 citation: Cable et al. (1960) TBD Computed  
 
Rodríguez et al. (1997) fiddler crab text p. 140-141 citation: Christy (1989) TBD Computed  
      citation: Wehrtmann & Dittel (1990) TBD Computed  
      citation: DeCoursey (1979) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Bergin (1981) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: de Vries & Forward (1991) TBD Computed  
      citation: Salmon et al. (1986) TBD Computed  
 
Sasekumar & Chong (1998)   text p. 59 location: Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Friel & Wainwright (1998) fiddler crabs text p. 161   “fiddler crabs” Original  
 
Croll & McClintock (1999)   text p. 113A   “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Vala (1999) fiddler crab text p. 59, 68-71, 94, 96 location: Gulf of Khambhat, Gujarat, India “fiddler crabs” Original  
 
Omori & Holthuis (2000)   text p. 8, 21, 30, 36, 42, 82; Figures 37-5, 37-6, 37-7   “fiddler crabs” MSR  
        “fiddler crabs” MSR  
        “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
White et al. (2000) fiddler crabs text p. 211-212, 214, 217 location: Isla Magueyes Marine Laboratories, Isla Magueyes, Lajas, Puerto Rico “fiddler crabs” Original  
      location: Punta Morrillos, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Lichtwardt & Williams (1990) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
 
Turner (2001) fiddler crabs text p. xii, 26, 43 location: Gravine Island, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA “fiddler crabs” Original  
 
Das (2001) fiddler crabs text p. 247, 252-253, 255 location: India “fiddler crabs” Original  
      location: Andaman Islands “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Dev Roy & Das (2000) TBD Computed  
 
Yoshigou (2001) シオマネキ亜属の一種 12; Plate I, figure D location: Iriomote-jima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan ? Original Unidentified narrow-front species; possibly a young Tubuca paradussumieri?
 
Schreiner & Belanger (2002)   text p. 456.8   “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Platt et al. (2002) fiddler crabs text p. 202 location: Turneffe Atoll, Belize “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Thorbjarnarson (1988) → . “fiddler crabs” Computed  
 
Schreiner & Belanger (2003) fiddler crabs text p. 996 location: Louisiana, USA “fiddler crabs” Original  
 
Ashton et al. (2003)   text p. 141 location: Sungai Sematan, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia ? Original Unidentified species
      location: Sungai Sematan, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia ? Original Unidentified species
 
Rupp (2003) Winkerkrabben text p. 8; Figure   “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Ashton et al. (2003)   text p. 1468 location: Selangor River, Selangor, Malaysia “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Paula et al. (2004)   text p. 1163, 1165-1167, 1171 citation: Lambert & Epifanio (1982) → Uca spp. “fiddler crabs” Computed in part
      location: Saco, Inhaca Island, Mozambique “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Rupp (2004)   text p. 11, photo location: Thailand Tubuca forcipata MSR  
      location: Cameroon Afruca tangeri MSR  
 
Loesel (2004) fiddler crab text p. 42-44, 48   “fiddler crabs” Original  
 
Hugie (2004) fiddler crabs text p. 823-830 citation: Christy (1978) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Wheeler (1978) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: DeCoursey (1981) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Zucker (1974) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Zucker (1983) TBD Computed  
      citation: Greenspan (1982) TBD Computed  
      citation: Salmon (1987) TBD Computed  
      citation: Zwarts (1985) → Uca sp. “fiddler crabs” Computed in part
      citation: Zwarts (1990) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Ens et al. (1993) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed in part
      citation: Crane (1975) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed in part
      citation: de la Iglesia et al. (1994) TBD Computed  
      citation: Wolfrath (1992) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed in part
      citation: Christy & Salmon (1984) TBD Computed  
      citation: Boshe (1982) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Frix et al. (1991) TBD Computed  
      citation: Thibault & McNeil (1995) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Backwell et al. (1998) → Uca spp. “fiddler crabs” Computed in part
      citation: Layne et al. (1997) TBD Computed  
      citation: Murai et al. (1982) TBD Computed  
      citation: Zwarts & Blomert (1990) → Uca Afruca tangeri Computed in part
      citation: Bildstein et al. (1989) TBD Computed  
      citation: Bennett et al. (1957) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Barnwell (1963) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Barnwell (1966) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Barnwell (1968) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Palmer (1995) TBD Computed  
      citation: Hugie (2003) → . TBD Computed  
 
Omori & Holthuis (2005)   text p. 12, 20, 25-26, 30-31   “fiddler crabs” MSR  
        “fiddler crabs” MSR  
        “fiddler crabs” MSR  
        “fiddler crabs” MSR  
        “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Radhakrishnan et al. (2006) fiddler crabs text p. 11, 28; Plate 2 location: Kerala, India “fiddler crabs” Original  
 
Invemar et al. (2006) cangrejos violinistas text p. 74, 135 location: Bahía Málaga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Borgianini et al. (2007)   text p. e161   “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Dev Roy & Nandi (2008)   text p. 498 location: Vembanad Lake, Kerala, India “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Dev Roy et al. (2009)   text p. 103 location: Vembanad Lake, Kerala, India “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Collins et al. (2009)   text p. 61, 81   “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Bouchard et al. (2009)   text p. 93 location: Mayotte Austruca occidentalis Geography Initial identification by authors is uncertain, with certainty added in correction at end of report
 
Barnard et al. (2010) fiddler crabs text p. e203   “fiddler crabs” Original  
 
Barba et al. (2010)   text p. S156-S162 location: Tabasco, Mexico “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Rupp (2011)   text p. 11, photo location: Thailand Tubuca forcipata MSR  
      location: Cameroon Afruca tangeri MSR  
 
Zulkifli et al. (2012) fiddler crabs text p. 1-2, 4-9 location: Sungal Puloh, Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia “fiddler crabs” Original  
 
Roopa S.V. (2012)   text p. 2, 254-255, Plate 2: figure 7 location: Kali River, Karnatka, India “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Diele et al. (2013)   text p. 240 location: Can Gio Mangrove, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ?    
 
Cain & Cohen (2014)   text p. 439, 441-443, 445-447 citation: Teal (1958) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Bertness & Miller (1984) TBD Computed  
      citation: Cohen & Kern (2012) “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      citation: Skov & Hartnoll (2001) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed in part
      citation: Robertson et al. (1981) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Rittschof & Buswell (1989) TBD Computed  
 
Anggraeni et al. (2015)   text p. 216 citation: Pratiwi (2002) TBD Computed  
 
Chabot et al. (2016)   text p. 84, 86 citation: Stillman & Barnwell (2004) TBD Computed  
      citation: López-Duarte et al. (2011) TBD Computed  
      citation: Barnwell (1968) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: Palmer (1989) TBD Computed  
      citation: Weaver & Salmon (2002) TBD Computed  
      citation: Dugaw et al. (2009) TBD Computed  
      citation: Palmer (1995) TBD Computed  
 
Luque et al. (2017)   text p. 37 citation: Rathbun (1918) → Uca macrodactylus [Panama Canal near Mt. Hope, Panama] ? Computed  
      citation: Crane (1975) → Uca (Minuca) [galapagensis] galapagensis herradurensis [Rathbun1918.1] ? Computed  
      citation: Agnew (2001) TBD Computed  
      citation: Portell & Agnew (2004) TBD Computed  
      citation: Morris (1993) → Uca sp. ? Computed  
 
Patra et al. (2017)   text p. 208 location: Digha, Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal, India “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Vu et al. (2017) fiddler crabs text p. 169, 171-172 citation: Katz (1980) → . “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: McCraith et al. (2003) TBD Computed  
      citation: Allen & Curran (1974) “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: Bertness & Miller (1984) TBD Computed  
 
Shilla & Routh (2018)   text p. 1-3, 5-6, 10 location: Rufiji River, Pwani Region, Tanzania “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Dewiyanti et al. (2018)   text p. 4 location: Ladong, Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      location: Ruyung, Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      location: Krueng Cut, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia “fiddler crabs” MSR  
      location: Lamdingin, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Sayekti et al. (2020) fiddler crabs text p. 2 citation: Hogarth (2007) TBD Computed  
      citation: Mokhtari et al. (2013) TBD Computed  
 
MacKenzie et al. (2020) fiddler crabs text p. 505, 507-514 location: Yap, Federated States of Micronesia “fiddler crabs” Original  
      citation: France (1998) TBD Computed  
      citation: Rodelli et al. (1984) TBD Computed  
      citation: Wolfrath (1992) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed in part
      citation: Dye & Lasiak (1986) → Uca TBD Computed  
      citation: Dye & Lasiak (1987) → . “fiddler crabs” Computed in part
      citation: Meziane et al. (2002) TBD Computed