Ucides cordatus
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Ucides is a genus of mangrove crab
s in the monotypic family Ucididae, containing two species:
Mangrove crab
Mangrove crabs are crabs that live among mangroves, and may belong to many different species and even families. They have been shown to be ecologically significant in many ways. They keep much of the energy within the forest by burying and consuming leaf litter. Along with burrowing in the ground,...
s in the monotypic family Ucididae, containing two species:
- Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763Centuria Insectorumis a 1763 taxonomic work by Carl Linnaeus, and defended as a thesis by Boas Johansson; which of the two men should be credited with its authorship has been the subject of some controversy. It includes descriptions of 102 new insect and crustacean species that had been sent to Linnaeus from...
) – from Florida to Uruguay - Ucides occidentalis (Ortmann, 1897) – from Mexico to Peru