Leidya ucae
Appearance
Leidya ucae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Isopoda |
Family: | Bopyridae |
Genus: | Leidya |
Species: | L. ucae
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Binomial name | |
Leidya ucae Pearse, 1930
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Leidya ucae is an isopoda parasite present in the waters off the coast of China. First described in 1930 by Pearse.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The species name "ucae" is in reference to the type of crab it infects, the species used to be in the genus Uca.[2]
Description
[edit]Leidya infelix is a species known to parasitize Tubuca forcipata, a species of fiddler crab.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Leidya ucae Pearse, 1930". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tubuca forcipata (Adams & White, 1849)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-02-20.