Leptuca beebei
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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]
| Leptuca beebei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Ocypodidae |
| Subfamily: | Gelasiminae |
| Tribe: | Minucini |
| Genus: | Leptuca |
| Species: | L. beebei |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptuca beebei (Crane, 1941) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Uca beebei (basionym) | |
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 10 millimetres (0.39 in).[1]
Habitat
The species can be found on open muddy sand flats in tropical regions.[4]
References
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