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Malacostracans (Malacostraca)
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Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.) (Eucarida)
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Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp (Decapoda)
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True Crabs (Brachyura)
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Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs (Ocypodidae)
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Fiddler Crabs (Uca)
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Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab (Uca pugnax)
Species
Uca pugnax
- Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
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.
Contributed by
Steve Nanz
on 1 January, 2010 - 4:48am