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History
Primary Senior Synonym
Leptuca tomentosa
Original Usage
Uca (Minuca) mertensi
Original Source with Priority
Bott, R. (1954) Dekapoden (Crustacea) aus El Salvador. 1. Winkerkrabben (
Uca
).
Senckenbergiana biologica
35(3–4):155–180.
Derivation
Most likely named after German zoologist Robert Mertens.
Locations Where the Name has Been Applied
Number of Uses of Name per Year
Notes/Comments
Uca (Minuca) mertensi
Bott, 1954, is a junior synonym of
Leptuca tomentosa
(Crane, 1941).
Binomials Using this Specific Name
Leptuca mertensi
Uca (Minuca) mertensi
Uca mertensi