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Gerstaecker, A., and A.E. Ortmann (1901) Crustacea: Malacostraca. P. 1319 in Die Klassen und Ordnungen der Arthropoden wissenschaftlich dargestellt in Wort und Bild, Volume 5, part 2. Leipzig: C.F. Winter'sche.

Throughout most of this book (up through about page 1100 or so), they refer to the genera Gelasimus and “fiddler crabs” , but only after the more formal classification at the end shift them to “fiddler crabs” and Ucides for the last 200 pages. It makes for some confusion.

Language: German

Names Appearing in this Publication

Name Used Where Applied to... Accepted Name Source of Accepted Note(s)
Gelasimus text p. 823, 837, 843-844, 847, 853, 860-861, 863-864, 867-869, 930, 942, 1036, 1051, 1063, 1108   “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Gelasimus perlatus text p. 886 location: Atlantic coast of Africa Afruca tangeri Synonymy  
 
Gelasimus pugilator text p. 183 location: Atlantic coast of North America Leptuca pugilator Original  
 
Gelasimus tangeri text p. 1063   Afruca tangeri Original  
 
Uca text p. 1180, 1183, 1197-1198, 1202, 1206, 1221, 1224, 1229, 1233, 1241, 1273, 1276   “fiddler crabs” MSR Refers to Uca after about page 1180.
      Ucides Synonymy Refers to Ucides prior to about page 1180.
 
Uca annulipes text p. 1202 location: Indian coast of Africa Austruca occidentalis Synonymy/
Geography		  
 
Uca cultrimana text p. 1202 location: Indian coast of Africa Gelasimus hesperiae Synonymy/
Geography		  
 
Uca inversa text p. 1202 location: Indian coast of Africa Cranuca inversa Original  
 
Uca platydactyla text p. 1276 location: Eastern Pacific Ocean ? Original  
    location: Western Atlantic Ocean Uca major Synonymy  
 
Uca pugilator text p. 1202, 1221, 1236 location: Atlantic coast of United States Leptuca pugilator Original  
 
Uca stenodactyla text p. 1276 location: Eastern Pacific Ocean Leptuca stenodactylus Original  
    location: Western Atlantic Ocean ? Original  
 
Uca tangeri text p. 1273 location: Atlantic coast of Africa Afruca tangeri Original  
 
Uca urvillei text p. 1198, 1202 location: Indian coast of Africa Tubuca urvillei Original  
 
Uca vocans text p. 1180 citation: White (1847) → Gelasimus cultrimanus TBD Computed  
 
Uca vocator text p. 1199, 1202, 1221, 1276 location: Atlantic coast of United States Minuca vocator Original  
    location: Eastern Pacific Ocean Minuca vocator Original  
    location: Western Atlantic Ocean Minuca vocator Original  

This Publication is Cited By

Carter (1931), Panikkar & Aiyar (1937)