virens

History

Species

Minuca virens

Original Usage

Uca virens

Original Source with Priority

Salmon, M., and S.P. Atsaides (1968) Behavioral, morphological and ecological evidence for two new species of fiddler crabs (genus Uca) from the Gulf Coast of the United States. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 81:275–290.

Derivation

Named for a green band on the carapace