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Atlantic Mangrove Ghost Crab

Ucides cordatus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 81, February 44, March 33, April 12, May 6, June 5, July 2, August 5, September 14, October 19, November 20, December 46.
Brazil287
Sao Paulo58
Espirito Santo47
Bahia32
Mexico31
Rio de Jeneiro31
Santa Catarina25
Alagoas23
Pernambuco18
United States14

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassMalacostracans · Malacostraca
OrderDecapods · Decapoda
FamilyGhost and Fiddler Crabs · Ocypodidae
GenusMangrove Ghost Crabs · Ucides

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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