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maracoani

History

Species
Uca maracoani
Original Usage
Ocypode maracoani
Original Source with Priority
Latreille, P.A. (1802–1803) Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des crustacés et des insectes: ouvrage faisant suite aux oeuvres de Leclerc de Buffon, et partie du cours complet d'histoire naturelle rédigé par C. S. Sonnini, Volume VI. Paris.
Derivation
The name derives from Marcgrave (1648), the earliest known reference and figure to a fiddler crab. The name is likely derived from Old Tupi, the native language in Brazil at the time.

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