borealis

History

Species

Gelasimus borealis

Original Usage

Uca (Thalassuca) vocans borealis

Original Source with Priority

Crane, J. (1975) Fiddler Crabs of the World: Ocypodidae: Genus Uca. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

Derivation

Named for its northern distribution, after the Greek noun Boreas for “northern wind.”