Biology:Ucides
From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of crabs
| Ucides | |
|---|---|
| |
| Ucides cordatus with a Rhizophora mangle leaf | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Subphylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Infraorder: | |
| Superfamily: | |
| Family: | Ucididae Števčić, 2005
|
| Genus: | Ucides Rathbun, 1897
|
| |
| Range of U. cordatus (blue) and U. occidentalis (red) | |
Ucides is a genus of mangrove crabs in the monotypic family Ucididae, containing two species:[1]
- Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) – Atlantic coast from Florida to Uruguay
- Ucides occidentalis (Ortmann, 1897) – Pacific coast from Mexico to Peru
References
- ↑ Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot; Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2306641 entry
 |  |
