Redescription of the fiddler crab Uca spinicarpa Rathbun, 1900 (Decapoda: Ocypodidae)
2010
Arruda Bezerra, Luis(Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Departamento de Oceanografía Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografía) | Alves Coelho, Petrônio(Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Departamento de Oceanografía Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografía)
Spanish; Castilian. El cangrejo violinista Uca spinicarpa fue presentado por MJ. Rathbun en 1900; sin embargo, la descripción original y las figuras son inexistentes. La especie apareció en una clave junto con número de registro del material tipo. Este trabajo pretende redescribir la especie y proveer figuras de acuerdo con un espécimen colectado en la localidad tipo. Se presentan caracteres morfológicos adicionales extraídos de especímenes depositados en el National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution), Washington, DC, y en el American Museum of Natural History, Nueva York, como también datos sobre su distribución geográfica.
Show more [+] Less [-]English. The fiddler crab Uca spinicarpa was presented by MJ. Rathbun; however, no original description or figures were provived. The species was presented in a key and the registration number of the type material mentioned. Thus, a redescription and figures of this species based on a specimen from the type locality are provided herein. Additional morphological characters based on specimens deposited in the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution), Washington, DC, and in the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, as well as remarks regarding its geographic distribution are also provided.
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