Leptuca speciosa
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| Leptuca speciosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Ocypodidae |
| Subfamily: | Gelasiminae |
| Tribe: | Minucini |
| Genus: | Leptuca |
| Species: | L. speciosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptuca speciosa (Ives, 1891) | |
Leptuca speciosa, commonly known as the brilliant fiddler crab or the longfinger fiddler crab, is a species of fiddler crab native to the southern United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean.[1]
Before 2016, the species was known as Uca speciosa. In 2016, the subgenus Leptuca was promoted to the genus level.[2][3]
The carapace can be up to 15mm wide.[4] The large claw of the male is long and whitish, with the carpus lacking a distinct tubercle on the inner margin. Specimens from the Florida Keys are typically smaller than specimens from the northern Gulf.