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History
Primary Senior Synonym
Ucides cordatus
Original Usage
Cancer uca
Original Source with Priority
Linnaeus, C. (1766)
Systema Naturæ
(12th edition), Volume I: Holmiæ.
Derivation
The name “uca” is a misspelling of a 17th century Brazilian name of a crab “uça”, likely derived from a local indigenous dialect rather than Portuguese
Locations Where the Name has Been Applied
Number of Uses of Name per Year
Notes/Comments
Not a fiddler crab when used as a specific name.
Binomials Using this Specific Name
Cancer uca
Cancer uka
Geocarcinus uca
Ocypode (Uca) uca
Ocypode uça
Uca uca