Leptuca beebei
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| Leptuca beebei | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Ocypodidae |
| Subfamily: | Gelasiminae |
| Tribe: | Minucini |
| Genus: | Leptuca |
| Species: | L. beebei
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptuca beebei (Crane, 1941)
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| Synonyms | |
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Uca beebei (basionym) | |
Leptuca beebei, commonly known as Beebe's fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to the Pacific coasts of Central and South America, from El Salvador to northern Peru.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]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]
Description
[edit | edit source]This is a small crab with an adult carapace width of approximately 10 millimetres (0.39 in).[1]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The species can be found on open muddy sand flats in tropical regions.[4]
References
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