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Species Uca pugnax - Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab

Brown crab with yellow claw and blue mark - Uca pugnax Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab - Uca pugnax Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab - Uca pugnax Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab - Uca pugnax Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab - Uca pugnax Uca sp. - Uca pugnax Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab - Uca pugnax Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab - Uca pugnax - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
Superorder Eucarida (Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.))
Order Decapoda (Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp)
Infraorder Brachyura (True Crabs)
Family Ocypodidae (Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs)
Genus Uca (Fiddler Crabs)
Species pugnax (Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab)
Internet References
fiddlercrab.info - Images and information w/ range map.

Animal Diversity Web - Description and info.