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ornata

History

Species
Uca ornata
Original Usage
Gelasimus ornatus
Original Source with Priority
Smith, S.I. (1870) Notes on American Crustacea. No. 1. Ocypodoidea. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Science 2:113–176.
Derivation
Named for the ornamentation of the carapace.

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