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lactea

History

Species
Austruca lactea
Original Usage
Ocypode (Gelasimus) lactea
Original Source with Priority
De Haan, W. (1833–1850) Crustacea. Pp. 1–243 in Fauna Japonica sive Descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam, jussu et auspiciis superiorum, qui summum in India Batava Imperium tenent, suscepto, annis 1823-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit, P.F. von Siebold, ed. Amsterdam: Lugduni Batavorum.
Derivation
The name derives from the Latin for “milk”

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