Biology:Leptuca saltitanta
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Short description: Species of crab
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Ocypodidae |
| Subfamily: | Gelasiminae |
| Tribe: | Minucini |
| Genus: | Leptuca |
| Species: | L. saltitanta
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| Leptuca saltitanta (Crane, 1941)
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Leptuca saltitanta, commonly known as the energetic fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to the eastern Pacific coasts, from El Salvador in Central America to Colombia in South America.[1]
Taxonomy
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
This is a small crab with an adult carapace width of approximately 6–9 mm.[1] Females are dark, whereas non-displaying males can be gray, yellow, or brown.[1] Displaying males are usually entirely white, but some coloring may be present.[1]
Habitat
The species prefers to live in unshaded, open mudflats near river mouths.[1] Mangrove stands are usually nearby.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Crane, Jocelyn (1975). Fiddler Crabs of the World. Ocypodidae: Genus Uca. New Jersey, USA: Princeton University Press. https://decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/15051/15051-001.pdf.
- ↑ Shih, Hsi-Te; Ng, Peter K. L.; Davie, Peter J. F.; Schubart, Christoph D. et al. (2016). "Systematics of the family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Crustacea: Brachyura), based on phylogenetic relationships, with a reorganization of subfamily rankings and a review of the taxonomic status of Uca Leach, 1814, sensu lato and its subgenera". The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 64: 139–175. https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/app/uploads/2017/06/64rbz139-175.pdf.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Michael S. (2019). "A fresh look at the biodiversity lexicon for fiddler crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Ocypodidae). Part 1: Taxonomy". Journal of Crustacean Biology 39 (6): 729–738. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/ruz057. https://academic.oup.com/jcb/article/39/6/729/5614985.
Wikidata ☰ Q107086610 entry
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