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pilosipes

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.”

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Notes/Comments

This species is not a fiddler crab.

Binomials Using this Specific Name