Uca triangularis ( A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 )

Shih, Hsi-Te, Ng, Peter K. L., Fang, Shou-Hua, Chan, Benny K. K. & Wong, Kingsley J. H., 2010, Diversity and distribution of fiddler crabs (Brachyura: Ocypodidae: Uca) from China, with new records from Hainan Island in the South China Sea, Zootaxa 2640, pp. 1-19 : 11-12

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5672554
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scientific name	Uca triangularis ( A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 )
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Uca triangularis ( A. Milne-Edwards, 1873) View in CoL

Gelasimus triangularis A. Milne-Edwards, 1873: 275 View in CoL [type locality New Caledonia].

Uca (Celuca) triangularis triangularis View in CoL — Crane 1975: 290, pl. 38F–J, figs. 50, 59B, C, 68D, E [list].

Uca triangularis triangularis View in CoL — Tang et al. 2007: 259 [Zhanjiang, Guangdong]. Uca (Paraleptuca) triangularis View in CoL —Ng et al. 2008: 241 [list].

Material examined. None.

Distribution. West Pacific (the Ryukyus, Taiwan, China, Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, New Guinea). Remarks. According to Crane (1975: map 7), U. triangularis consists of two geographic subspecies. U. triangularis triangularis is distributed in the western Pacific and U. triangularis bengali Crane, 1975 , in the eastern Indian Ocean. Both are now regarded as separate species (Ng et al. 2008). U. triangularis is a relatively small species (CW <16.5 mm) and prefers high intertidal habitats ( Crane 1975), and for these reasons, it may have been overlooked by collectors in the past. For example, it has only relatively recently been recorded from Taiwan ( Wang 1984) and Penghu ( Hung 1997). Therefore, although there is only one record of U. triangularis from China (Guangdong), more records from other provinces are likely after careful surveys.

References

Crane, J. (1975) Fiddler Crabs of the World (Ocypodidae: Genus Uca). Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.

Hung, K. - H. (1997) The diminishing coastal wetlands, with discussion of the conservation of fiddler crabs. Xiyingfengwu, 1, 68 - 79. [In Chinese]

Milne-Edwards, A. (1873) Recherches sur la faune carcinologique de la Nouvelle-Caledonie, II. Nouvelles Archives du Museum d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 9, 155 - 332, Plates 4 - 18.

Tang, Y. - J., Yu, S. - X. & Wu, Y. - Y. (2007) A comparison of macrofauna communities in different mangrove assemblages. Zoological Research, 28, 255 - 264.

Wang, C. - H. (1984) Primary studies on the crabs in Kenting National Park in Taiwan. Annual of Taiwan Museum, 27, 39 - 44. [In Chinese]