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Say, T. (1817–1818) An account of the Crustacea of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia (Series 1) 1(1–2):57–63,65-80,97-101,155-169,235-253,313-319,374-401,423-458.

First mention of English name "fiddler crab" (commonly used by coastal residents). Also mentions these crabs as being in Leach's genus Uca. Doesn't seem aware females do not have large claw.

This paper also mentions that Say had planned on using the name Ocypode citharoedicus but then chose not to do so when he realized the name pugilator had already been used for what he believed to be the same species. As it was never used as a name, Ocypode citharoedicus has no taxonomic standing, although a few subsequent authors have mistakenly listed it as a synonym for either Gelasimus vocans or Leptuca pugilator.

Language: English

Names Appearing in this Publication

Name Used Common Name(s) Where Applied to... Accepted Name Source of Accepted Note(s)
Ocypode maracoani   text p. 71-73 citation: Latreille (1802-1803)Ocypode maracoani Uca maracoani Computed in part
 
Ocypode pugilator Fiddler Crab text p. 71-73 citation: Latreille (1802-1803)Ocypode pugilator Gelasimus vocans Computed in part
      location: Atlantic coast of United States Leptuca pugilator Original  
 
Ocypode vocans   text p. 71-73 citation: Latreille (1802-1803)Ocypode vocans Gelasimus vocans Computed  
      citation: Linnaeus (1766)Cancer vocans Gelasimus vocans Computed in part
 
Uca Fiddler Crab text p. 71 citation: Leach (1814)Uca Genus Uca Computed  

This Publication is Cited By

Bouchard (2009), Crane (1975), De Kay (1844), Fowler (1912), Gould (1841), Hilgendorf (1869), Kingsley (1878), Kingsley (1880), Lamarck (1838), Le Conte (1855), Milne Edwards (1837), Milne Edwards (1852), Milne Edwards (1854), Ng et al. (2008), Ortmann (1897), Smith (1870), White (1847), Young (1900), von Martens (1869)