Species Tubuca hirsutimanus (George & Jones, 1982)
- Uca hirsutimanus George, R.W. & Jones, D.S. 1982. A revision of the Fiddler Crabs of Australia (Ocypodinae: Uca). Records of the Western Australian Museum Suppl. No. 14: 5-99 [49 figs 24c, 30b, 44a-g].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 190-78 ♂, Derby, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM 61-76; WAM 69-76; WAM 76 to 88-76; WAM 90; WAM 91-76; WAM 124; WAM 125-76; WAM 33-77; WAM 35; WAM 36-77; WAM 4-78; WAM 6-78; WAM 74-78; WAM 81-78; WAM 88-78; WAM 135 to 145-78; WAM 163; WAM 164-78; WAM 175-78; WAM 271-79; WAM 290-79; WAM 169-80; WAM 174-80; WAM 184-80; WAM 213-80; WAM 226-80; WAM 123-81; AM P31763; AM P31765; AM P31769; AM P31773 to 75; AM P31783; AM P31970 to 982.
Generic Combinations
- Tubuca hirsutimanus (George & Jones, 1982).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, estuary, intertidal, mangrove.
Extra Ecological Information
Very soft mud on lower levels of gently sloping creek banks.
General References
Hagen, H.O. von 1993. Waving display in females of Uca polita and of other Australian Fiddler Crabs. Ethology 93: 3-20 [14]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Mar-2012 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |