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rathbunae

History

Primary Senior Synonym
Tubuca coarctata
Original Usage
Uca rathbunae
Original Source with Priority
Pearse, A.S. (1912) A new Philippine fiddler-crab. Philippine Journal of Science. Section D: General Biology, Ethnology and Anthropology 7(2):91–95.
Derivation
Named after American crustaceologist Mary Jane Rathbun.

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Notes/Comments

Uca rathbunae Pearse, 1912, is a junior synonym of Tubuca coarctata (Milne Edwards, 1852).

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