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marbled fiddler

Leptuca leptodactyla

Classification

Leptuca leptodactyla, commonly known as the thin-fingered fiddler crab or the western Atlantic fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to the western Atlantic coast of the Americas. 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. Description The carapace can be up to 13mm wide.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 247Cuba · 6United States of America · 4