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rosea

History

Species
Tubuca rosea
Original Usage
Gelasimus roseus
Original Source with Priority
Tweedie, M.W.F. (1937) On the crabs of the family Ocypodidae in the collection of the Raffles Museum. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 13:140–170.
Derivation
Named for the rose color of the carapace and major chela.

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