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seismella

History

Species
Tubuca seismella
Original Usage
Uca (Australuca) seismella
Original Source with Priority
Crane, J. (1975) Fiddler Crabs of the World: Ocypodidae: Genus Uca. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Derivation
Named from the Greek noun for “earthquake” for the way its whole body shakes during its waving display.

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