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Leidya ucae

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Leidya ucae
Shrimp displaying bulge indicating bopyrid parasitism
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L. ucae
Binomial name
Leidya ucae
(Pearse, 1930) 

Leidya ucae is an isopoda parasite present in the waters off the coast of China. First described in 1930 by Pearse.[1]

Etymology

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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

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L. infelix is a species known to parasitize Tubuca forcipata, a species of fiddler crab.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Leidya ucae Pearse, 1930". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  2. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tubuca forcipata (Adams & White, 1849)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-02-20.