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Leptuca leptodactyla
Species of crab From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1]
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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
Distribution
The range of the crab includes southern Florida, Mexico, the West Indies, Venezuela, and Brazil.[1][5][6] Within Brazil, the crab is present along the coast between the states of Maranhão and Santa Catarina.[5]
Habitat
The species lives in brackish and saline environments, including mangrove stands and intertidal sand flats.[6][7][8] It prefers sandy substrate.[6]
References
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