Leptuca cumulanta

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Leptuca cumulanta, commonly known as the heaping fiddler crab or the mangrove fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to tropical and subtropical areas of the western Atlantic.[1][2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Clade:Pancrustacea
Class:Malacostraca
Order:Decapoda
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Leptuca cumulanta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Ocypodidae
Subfamily: Gelasiminae
Tribe: Minucini
Genus: Leptuca
Species:
L. cumulanta
Binomial name
Leptuca cumulanta
(Crane, 1943)
Synonyms

Uca cumulanta Crane, 1943

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Taxonomy

Previously a member of the genus Uca, the species was transferred in 2016 to the genus Leptuca when Leptuca was promoted from subgenus to genus level.[3][4]

Description

Carapace width is approximately 12–13 mm in adult males and 8–9 mm in adult females.[1][5] Displaying males exhibit bright blue green carapaces.[5]

Distribution

The crab can be found in Central America (Panama), South America (Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and Brazil), and the Caribbean (Curaçao, Jamaica, and Trinidad).[2][5] In Brazil, the crab can be found along the coast between the states of Para and Rio de Janeiro.[2][6]

Habitat

The species lives in brackish environments of low to moderate salinity, including mangrove stands and open mudflats.[2] It lives on sandy silt and sandy clay substrate, and prefers substrate with at least some clay incorporated within it.[1][2]

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