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leptochela

History

Primary Senior Synonym
Leptuca festae
Original Usage
Uca (Minuca) leptochela
Original Source with Priority
Bott, R. (1954) Dekapoden (Crustacea) aus El Salvador. 1. Winkerkrabben (Uca). Senckenbergiana biologica 35(3–4):155–180.
Derivation
Latin for “thin-clawed.”

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Notes/Comments

Uca (Minuca) leptochela Bott, 1954, is a junior synonym of Leptuca festae (Nobili, 1901).

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