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Uca boninensis

Bonin Islands Fiddler Crab

Type Description

Uca boninensis
Shih, H.-T., T. Komai, and M.-Y. Liu (2013) A new species of fiddler crab from the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan, separated from the widely-distributed sister species Uca (Paraleptuca) crassipes (White, 1847) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Ocypodidae). Zootaxa 3746(1):175–193.

Information

Subgenus
Paraleptuca
Common Names
Bonin Islands Fiddler Crab, Ogasawara-beni-shiomaneki
Synonyms, Alternate Spellings, & Name Forms (Chronology)
Uca (Paraleptuca) boninensis
Geographic Range
Indo-West Pacific: Ogasawara Islands, Japan
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Map data derived from: Shih et al. (2013)
External Links
Wikipedia
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References

Balss (1922), Crane (1975), Parisi (1918), Sakai (1939), Sakai (1940), Sakai (1976), Shih et al. (2013), Takeda & Miyake (1976), Yoshiwara (1901)