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flammula

History

Species
Tubuca flammula
Original Usage
Uca (Deltuca) [coarctata] coarctata flammula
Original Source with Priority
Crane, J. (1975) Fiddler Crabs of the World: Ocypodidae: Genus Uca. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Derivation
From the Latin noun for “a little flame,” named in reference to it's red markings.

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