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Uca galapagensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Ocypodidae

Taxonomy
Uca galapagensis was named by Rathbun (1902). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Uca galapagensis Rathbun
2010Uca galapagensis Schweitzer et al. p. 141

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyOcypodoideaRafinesque 1815
familyOcypodidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyUcinaeDana 1851
genusUcaLeach 1814
speciesgalapagensisRathbun 1902

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Uca galapagensis Rathbun 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:26:14
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:50:23
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available