Leidya ucae
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| Leidya ucae | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Bopyridae |
| Genus: | Leidya |
| Species: | L. ucae
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| Binomial name | |
| Leidya ucae Pearse, 1930
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Leidya ucae is an isopoda parasite present in the waters off the coast of China. First described in 1930 by Pearse.[1]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The species name "ucae" is in reference to the type of crab it infects, the species used to be in the genus Uca.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]Leidya infelix is a species known to parasitize Tubuca forcipata, a species of fiddler crab.[1][2]
References
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