Minuca minax

Information

Taxonomy

Subfamily Gelasiminae → Supertribe Gelasimitae → Tribe Minucini → Genus Minuca

Common Names

English: Brackish Water Fiddler Crab, Freshwater Fiddler Crab, Low Marsh Fiddler Crab, Red-jointed Fiddler Crab

Synonyms, Alternate Spellings, & Name Forms (Chronology)

Gelasimus minax, Gelasimus vocator var. minax, Minuca minax, Uca (Minuca) [minax] minax, Uca (Minuca) minax, Uca mimax, Uca minas, Uca minax, Uca vocator var. minax

Size

Large Carapace Breadth: 27.1 mm ± 5.04 (sd), 95% range: 17.2–36.9 mm, (Data)

Geographic Range

Western Atlantic Realm: USA (Massachusetts to northeastern Florida, northwestern Florida to Texas)

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Red markers indicate locations where this species is found according to the scientific record; blue markers represent false or mistaken observations from the scientific record; green markers represent “research grade” observations imported from iNaturalist.

Range map data derived from: Hopkins & Thurman (2010)

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