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panema

History

Species
Minuca panema
Original Usage
Uca panema
Original Source with Priority
Coelho, P.A. (1972) Descrição preliminar de uma espécie nova de Uca de Pernambuco e Paraíba. P. 42 in Resumos do V Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia. São Paulo, Brasil.
Derivation
Name honors a pre-Linnean designation, “Ciecie Panema” by Marcgrave (1648) referencing a common name from the time, likely from Old Tupi. &ldqui;Panema” in Old Tupi transtlates to something along the lines of “unfortunate” or “useless”.

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