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First record of the Fiddler Crab, Minuca osa from the Eastern Montijo Gulf, Panama

2022; National University, Costa Rica; Linguagem: Inglês

10.15359/revmar.14-2.2

1659-455X

Roberto C. Lombardo,

Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Minuca osa had been previously thought to be endemic to Pacific Costa Rica (Golfo Dulce). However, specimens fitting the description were sampled in April 2021 and August 2022 in two sites in the Eastern Montijo Gulf, Panama. Based on the morphological character correspondence between the specimens collected and the original species description, it can be concluded that Minuca osa is also present in the Eastern Montijo Gulf.