Leptuca panacea (Novak & Salmon, 1974) is a animal in the Ocypodidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Leptuca panacea (Novak & Salmon, 1974)

Leptuca panacea (Novak & Salmon, 1974)

Leptuca panacea is a species with distinct male claw and color traits, found in specific sandy coastal habitats.

Family
Genus
Leptuca
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Leptuca panacea (Novak & Salmon, 1974)

Scientific name: Leptuca panacea (Novak & Salmon, 1974)

Description: Males of this species have a large smooth claw, with no tuberculate ridges. The inner margin of the carapace is colored bright orange to orangish-red.

Habitat: This species inhabits salt marshes or open sand flats, growing on sand or sandy-mud substrates.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Ocypodidae Leptuca

More from Ocypodidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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