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Leptuca spinicarpa

Spiny-wristed Fiddler Crab

Type Description

Uca spinicarpa
Rathbun, M.J. (1900) Synopses of North-American invertebrates. XI. The Catometopous or Grapsoid crabs of North America. American Naturalist 34(403):583–592.

Information

Taxonomy
Subfamily GelasiminaeSupertribe GelasimitaeTribe MinuciniGenus Leptuca
Common Names
English: Spined Fiddler Crab, Spiny-wristed Fiddler Crab
Synonyms, Alternate Spellings, & Name Forms (Chronology)
Gelasimus tetragonon var. spinicarpa, Leptuca spinicarpa, Uca (Celuca) [crenulata] speciosa spinicarpa, Uca (Leptuca) spinicarpa, Uca (Leptuca) spinicarpus, Uca (Minuca) spinicarpa, Uca spinicarpa, Uca spinicarpus
Size
Medium Carapace Breadth: 16.3 mm ± 3.85 (sd), 95% range: 8.7–23.8 mm, (Data)
Geographic Range
Western Atlantic Realm: USA (northwestern Florida) through 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); Romero-Rodríguez et al. (2017)
External Links
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References

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