WoRMS name details
Uca citharoedicus Say, 1817
454186 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:454186)
unaccepted > unavailable name
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Say, T. (1817-1818). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(1):57-63, 65-80 (pl.), 97-101, 155-169 (1817); 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 (1818)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/244401#/summary [details] 
Nomenclature This name is NOT available as Say never even proposed it as a provisional name. His text makes it clear he had changed his...
Nomenclature This name is NOT available as Say never even proposed it as a provisional name. His text makes it clear he had changed his mind and not named it. So this name has no nomenclatural significance, regardless of its historical value. Although placed in the Ocypode section, he expressly states that it is a species of Uca. "In manuscript I had named it Citharoedicus, but averse from an unnecessary multiplication of names, I have adopted the above, notwithstanding the objection stated. It belongs to the Genus Uca of Dr. Leach." [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Uca citharoedicus Say, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=454186 on 2025-05-01
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Say, T. (1817-1818). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(1):57-63, 65-80 (pl.), 97-101, 155-169 (1817); 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 (1818)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/244401#/summary [details]
basis of record Say, T. (1817-1818). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(1):57-63, 65-80 (pl.), 97-101, 155-169 (1817); 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 (1818)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/244401#/summary
page(s): 71-73 [details]
basis of record Say, T. (1817-1818). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(1):57-63, 65-80 (pl.), 97-101, 155-169 (1817); 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 (1818)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/244401#/summary
page(s): 71-73 [details]
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Shih, H.-T.; Ng, P. K. L.; Davie, P. J. F.; Schubart, C. D.; Türkay, M.; Naderloo, R.; Jones, D. S.; Liu, M.-Y. (2016). Systematics of the family Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Crustacea: Brachyura), based on phylogenetic relationships, with a reorganization of subfamily rankings and a review of the taxonomic status of <em>Uca </em>Leach, 1814, sensu lato and its subgenera. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> 64: 139-175. [details] Available for editors 
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Nomenclature This name is NOT available as Say never even proposed it as a provisional name. His text makes it clear he had changed his mind and not named it. So this name has no nomenclatural significance, regardless of its historical value. Although placed in the Ocypode section, he expressly states that it is a species of Uca. "In manuscript I had named it Citharoedicus, but averse from an unnecessary multiplication of names, I have adopted the above, notwithstanding the objection stated. It belongs to the Genus Uca of Dr. Leach." [details]