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History

Primary Senior Synonym
Uca major
Original Usage
Uca Una
Original Source with Priority
Leach, W.E. (1814) Crustaceology. Pp. 383–437 in The Edinburgh Encyclopædia, D. Brewster, ed., Volume 7. Edinburgh: William Blackwood.
Derivation
Latin for &ldquot;one”, likely referring to the single large claw

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Notes/Comments

Uca Una Leach, 1814, is a junior synonym of Uca major (Herbst, 1782).

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