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Leptuca panacea

Gulf Coast Fiddler Crab

Type Description

Uca panacea
Novak, A., and M. Salmon (1974) Uca panacea, a new species of fiddler crab from the Gulf coast of the United States. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 87(28):313–326.

Information

Taxonomy
Subfamily GelasiminaeSupertribe GelasimitaeTribe MinuciniGenus Leptuca
Common Names
English: Gulf Coast Fiddler Crab, Gulf Sand Fiddler Crab
Synonyms, Alternate Spellings, & Name Forms (Chronology)
Celuca panacea, Leptuca panacea, Uca (Celuca) panacea, Uca (Leptuca) panacea, Uca panacea, Uca panaceae
Size
Medium Carapace Breadth: 16.3 mm ± 3.69 (sd), 95% range: 9.1–23.6 mm, (Data)
Geographic Range
Western Atlantic Realm: USA (Northwest Florida) to Mexico
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)
External Links
Encyclopedia of Life
Wikipedia
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NCBI Taxonomy Browser/Genbank
GBIF

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References

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