Leptuca uruguayensis | |
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L. uruguayensis | |
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. uruguayensis
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Binomial name | |
Leptuca uruguayensis (
Nobili, 1901)
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Synonyms | |
Uca uruguayensis Nobil, 1901 |
Leptuca uruguayensis, commonly known as the Uruguayan fiddler crab or the southwestern Atlantic fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to temperate and subtropical areas of the southeastern coast of South America. [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 adult crab's carapace is usually between 10 and 16.5 millimetres (0.39 and 0.65 in) wide. [4] Non-breeding males have a green carapace and red major cheliped; when breeding, the carapace of the male whitens. [4] The major cheliped can remain red or also whiten.
The crab is native to South America where its range includes Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. [1]
The species lives on silty sand or sandy silt soils with some organic matter. [1] It prefers brackish and saline environments of moderate to high salinity. [1]
Leptuca uruguayensis | |
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L. uruguayensis | |
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. uruguayensis
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Binomial name | |
Leptuca uruguayensis (
Nobili, 1901)
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Synonyms | |
Uca uruguayensis Nobil, 1901 |
Leptuca uruguayensis, commonly known as the Uruguayan fiddler crab or the southwestern Atlantic fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to temperate and subtropical areas of the southeastern coast of South America. [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 adult crab's carapace is usually between 10 and 16.5 millimetres (0.39 and 0.65 in) wide. [4] Non-breeding males have a green carapace and red major cheliped; when breeding, the carapace of the male whitens. [4] The major cheliped can remain red or also whiten.
The crab is native to South America where its range includes Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. [1]
The species lives on silty sand or sandy silt soils with some organic matter. [1] It prefers brackish and saline environments of moderate to high salinity. [1]