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Heard, R.W., Jr. (1982) Guide to Common Tidal Marsh Invertebrates of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Mobile, AL: Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant Consortium.

Language: English

Names Appearing in this Publication

Name Used Common Name(s) Where Applied to... Accepted Name Source of Accepted Note(s)
Uca longisignalis Gulf Mud Fiddler text p. 50, 56-57, 59-60, 74; Figures 62c-d, j, 63g citation: Crane (1975) → Uca (Minuca) [galapagensis] rapax longisignalis Minuca longisignalis Computed  
      citation: Heard (1977) → Uca longisignalis Minuca longisignalis Computed in part
      citation: Powers (1975) → Uca longisignalis Minuca longisignalis Computed in part
      citation: Salmon & Atsaides (1968) → Uca longisignalis Minuca longisignalis Computed  
      citation: Thurman (1973) TBD Computed  
      citation: von Hagen (1980) → Uca minax [Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA [USNM]] Minuca longisignalis Computed  
      location: Alabama, USA Minuca longisignalis Original  
      location: Louisiana, USA Minuca longisignalis Original  
      location: Mississippi, USA Minuca longisignalis Original  
      location: Texas, USA Minuca longisignalis Original  
      location: West coast of Florida, USA Minuca longisignalis Original  
 
Uca minax Red-jointed Fiddler Crab; Freshwater fiddler text p. 38, 55, 57-60, 74; Figures 62e-f, 63h citation: Crane (1975) → Uca (Minuca) [minax] minax Minuca minax Computed in part
      citation: Heard (1977) → Uca minax Minuca minax Computed in part
      citation: Miller (1961) → Uca minax Minuca minax Computed  
      citation: Montague (1980) → Uca minax Minuca minax Computed in part
      citation: Teal (1958) → Uca minax Minuca minax Computed  
      citation: Thurman (1973) TBD Computed  
      citation: Whiting & Moshiri (1974) → Uca minax Minuca minax Computed  
      location: Alabama, USA Minuca minax Original  
      location: Atlantic coast of United States Minuca minax Original  
      location: Louisiana, USA Minuca minax Original  
      location: Mississippi, USA Minuca minax Original  
      location: Northwestern Florida, USA Minuca minax Original  
 
Uca panacea Panacea Sand Fiddler text p. 56-60, 74; Figures 62g-h, 63a citation: Heard (1977) → Uca panacea Leptuca panacea Computed  
      citation: Novak & Salmon (1974) → Uca panacea Leptuca panacea Computed in part
      citation: Powers (1975) → Uca panacea Leptuca panacea Computed in part
      citation: Powers & Cole (1976) → Uca panacea Leptuca panacea Computed  
      citation: Salmon et al. (1978) → Uca panacea Leptuca panacea Computed in part
      citation: Thurman (1973) TBD Computed  
      citation: von Hagen (1980) → Uca panacea Leptuca panacea Computed  
      location: Alabama, USA Leptuca panacea Original  
      location: Louisiana, USA Leptuca panacea Original  
      location: Mississippi, USA Leptuca panacea Original  
      location: Northwestern Florida, USA Leptuca panacea Original  
      location: Texas, USA Leptuca panacea Original  
 
Uca pugilator Sand Fiddler Crab; Calico Fiddler text p. 56, 58-59, 74; Figure 63b citation: Aspey (1978) → Uca pugilator Leptuca pugilator Computed  
      citation: Crane (1975) → Uca (Celuca) pugilator Leptuca pugilator Computed in part
      citation: Heard (1977) → Uca pugilator Leptuca pugilator Computed  
      citation: Miller (1961) → Uca pugilator Leptuca pugilator Computed  
      citation: Montague (1980) → Uca pugilator Leptuca pugilator Computed in part
      citation: Novak & Salmon (1974) → Uca pugilator Leptuca pugilator Computed in part
      citation: Salmon (1965) → Uca pugilator Leptuca pugilator Computed in part
      citation: Salmon & Atsaides (1968) → Uca pugilator Leptuca pugilator Computed  
      citation: Salmon & Atsaides (1968) → Uca pugilator Leptuca pugilator Computed  
      citation: Salmon et al. (1978) → Uca pugilator Leptuca pugilator Computed in part
      citation: Teal (1958) → Uca pugilator Leptuca pugilator Computed  
      citation: Thurman (1973) TBD Computed  
      citation: Vernberg & Costlow (1966) → Uca pugilator Leptuca pugilator Computed  
      citation: Williams (1965) → Uca pugilator Leptuca pugilator Computed in part
      citation: von Hagen (1980) → Uca pugilator Leptuca pugilator Computed  
      location: Atlantic coast of United States Leptuca pugilator Original  
      location: Florida, USA Leptuca pugilator Original  
 
Uca pugnax   text p. 59-60; Figure 63f location: Atlantic coast of United States Minuca pugnax Original  
 
Uca rapax   text p. 57, 59-60, 74; Figures 62a-b, I, 63e citation: Crane (1975) → Uca (Minuca) [galapagensis] rapax rapax Minuca rapax Computed in part
      citation: Felder (1973) TBD Computed  
      citation: Heard (1977) → Uca rapax Minuca rapax Computed in part
      citation: Powers (1975) → Uca virens Minuca virens Computed in part
      citation: Powers & Cole (1976) → Uca virens Minuca virens Computed  
      citation: Salmon & Atsaides (1968) → Uca virens Minuca virens Computed  
      citation: Salmon & Atsaides (1969) → Uca pugilator TBD Computed  
      citation: Tashian & Vernberg (1958) → Uca rapax Minuca rapax Computed  
      citation: Thurman (1973) TBD Computed  
      citation: von Hagen (1976) → Uca rapax Minuca rapax Computed in part
      citation: von Hagen (1980) → Uca rapax Minuca rapax Computed in part
      location: Alabama, USA Minuca virens Geography  
      location: Atlantic coast of Central America Minuca rapax Original  
      location: Atlantic coast of South America Minuca rapax Original  
      location: Caribbean Minuca rapax Original  
      location: Louisiana, USA Minuca virens Geography  
      location: Mississippi, USA Minuca virens Geography  
      location: Southern Florida, USA Minuca rapax Original  
      location: Texas, USA Minuca virens Geography  
 
Uca speciosa   text p. 57-59, 74; Figures 62k-l, 63d citation: Crane (1975) → Uca (Celuca) [crenulata] speciosa speciosa Leptuca speciosa Computed in part
      citation: Heard (1977) → Uca speciosa Leptuca speciosa Computed in part
      citation: Salmon (1967) → Uca speciosa Leptuca speciosa Computed  
      citation: Thurman (1973) TBD Computed  
      location: Alabama, USA Leptuca speciosa Original  
      location: Atlantic coast of Mexico Leptuca speciosa Original  
      location: Cuba Leptuca speciosa Original  
      location: Mississippi, USA Leptuca speciosa Original  
      location: West coast of Florida, USA Leptuca speciosa Original  
 
Uca spinicarpa   text p. 57-60, 74; Figures 62m-n, 63c citation: Crane (1975) → Uca (Celuca) [crenulata] speciosa spinicarpa Leptuca spinicarpa Computed  
      citation: Felder (1973) TBD Computed  
      citation: Heard (1977) → Uca spinicarpa Leptuca spinicarpa Computed in part
      location: Alabama, USA Leptuca spinicarpa Original  
      location: Louisiana, USA Leptuca spinicarpa Original  
      location: Mississippi, USA Leptuca spinicarpa Original  
      location: Texas, USA Leptuca spinicarpa Original  
 
Uca spp.   text p. 50, 56-57, 74 citation: Heard (1977) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: von Hagen (1976) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      citation: von Hagen (1980) → Uca “fiddler crabs” Computed  
      location: Northeastern Gulf of Mexico “fiddler crabs” MSR  
 
Uca virens   text p. 56   Minuca virens   Considers this a synonym of Minuca rapax later in the publication.

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