terpsichores

History

Species

Leptuca terpsichores

Original Usage

Uca terpsichores

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

Named after the Greek Muse of dance.