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History
Primary Senior Synonym
Ucides cordatus
Original Usage
Uca pilosipes
Original Source with Priority
Gill, T. (1858) Description of two new species of terrestrial grapsoid crustaceans from the West Indies.
Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York
7:42–44.
Derivation
Latin for “hairy-legged.”
Locations Where the Name has Been Applied
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Notes/Comments
This species is not a fiddler crab.
Binomials Using this Specific Name
Uca pilosipes