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panacea

History

Species
Leptuca panacea
Original Usage
Uca panacea
Original Source with Priority
Novak, A., and M. Salmon (1974) Uca panacea, a new species of fiddler crab from the Gulf coast of the United States. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 87(28):313–326.
Derivation
Named after Panacea, Florida, where the species was first described.

Locations Where the Name has Been Applied

Purple fiddler crabs indicate locations where this name has been applied (whether correctly or incorrectly) in the scientific record; blue fiddler crabs surrounded by a dashed circle indicate the same but for larger, general regions; a skull and crossbones indicates locations where this name has been applied to a fossil; and red circles with an x indicate false or mistaken records from the scientific record.
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Binomials Using this Specific Name