pygmaea

History

Species

Leptuca pygmaea

Original Usage

Uca pygmaea

Original Source with Priority

Crane, J. (1941) Eastern Pacific Expeditions of the New York Zoological Society. XXVI. Crabs of the genus Uca from the west coast of Central America. Zoologica NY 26(3):145–208.

Derivation

The name comes from the crab's small size.