Leptuca leptodactyla | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Ocypodidae |
Subfamily: | Gelasiminae |
Tribe: | Minucini |
Genus: | Leptuca |
Species: | L. leptodactyla
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Binomial name | |
Leptuca leptodactyla (
Rathbun, 1898)
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Synonyms | |
Uca leptodactyla (basionym) |
Leptuca leptodactyla, commonly known as the thin-fingered fiddler crab or the western Atlantic fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to the western Atlantic coast of the Americas. [1]
Previously a member of the genus Uca, the species was transferred in 2016 to the genus Leptuca when Leptuca was promoted from subgenus to genus level. [2] [3]
The carapace can be up to 13mm wide. [4]
The range of the crab includes southern Florida, Mexico, the West Indies, Venezuela, and Brazil. [1] [5] [6] Within Brazil, the crab is present along the coast between the states of Maranhão and Santa Catarina. [5]
The species lives in brackish and saline environments, including mangrove stands and intertidal sand flats. [6] [7] [8] It prefers sandy substrate. [6]
Leptuca leptodactyla | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Ocypodidae |
Subfamily: | Gelasiminae |
Tribe: | Minucini |
Genus: | Leptuca |
Species: | L. leptodactyla
|
Binomial name | |
Leptuca leptodactyla (
Rathbun, 1898)
| |
Synonyms | |
Uca leptodactyla (basionym) |
Leptuca leptodactyla, commonly known as the thin-fingered fiddler crab or the western Atlantic fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to the western Atlantic coast of the Americas. [1]
Previously a member of the genus Uca, the species was transferred in 2016 to the genus Leptuca when Leptuca was promoted from subgenus to genus level. [2] [3]
The carapace can be up to 13mm wide. [4]
The range of the crab includes southern Florida, Mexico, the West Indies, Venezuela, and Brazil. [1] [5] [6] Within Brazil, the crab is present along the coast between the states of Maranhão and Santa Catarina. [5]
The species lives in brackish and saline environments, including mangrove stands and intertidal sand flats. [6] [7] [8] It prefers sandy substrate. [6]