Type Description

Species: Gelasimus inversus

• Hoffman, C. K. 1874. Crustacea. Volume Part 5, livr. 2 Leyden.

Information

Subgenus: Paraleptuca
Synonyms/Alternate Spelling: Gelasimus smithii, Gelasimus variegatus
Possibly sister species to Uca sindensis
Geographic Range (Map): Indian Ocean - Madagascar, South Africa to Yemen, Red Sea - Somalia to Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Pictures

This photo was taken from Stefano Cannicci's website.

This photo was taken from A Field Guide to Kenyan Mangroves.

Video

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References

Alcock (1900); Balss (1924); Barnard (1950); Bott (1973); Castiglioni and Negreiros-Fransozo (2006); Chace (1942); Collins et al. (1984); Colosi (1924); Crane (1957, 1958, 1967, 1975); de Man (1891); Edney (1961); Eshky et al. (1996); Gordon (1955, 1958); von Hagen (1970); Hartnoll (1975, 1988, 2006); Heller (1862 = G. variegatus); Hilgendorf (1869, 1879 = G. chlorophthalmus); Hoffman (1874); Hogarth (1986); Holthuis (1958); Kingsley (1880 = G. inversus & G. smithii); Laurie (1915); Litulo (2004 x 2, 2005 x 3); Maccagno (1928); Macnae (1963); Macnae and Kalik (1958); Nobili (1906 x 2); Ortmann (1894, 1897); Pocock (1903); Price et al. (1987); Rathbun (1935); Richmond (1997); Rosenberg (2000, 2001, 2002); Simões et al. (2001); Skov et al. (2005); Spaargaren (1977); Stebbing (1910); Thurman (2003 x 2, 2005); Vannini and Valmori (1981); Vannini et al. (2001); Vatova (1943); Warner (1969); Windsor et al. (2005); Wranik (1998); Yamaguchi (2001); Yamaguchi and Henmi (2001)