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7'^<br />
Crabs of the Gulf of Mexico 101<br />
of the United States, whereas A^. texana occurs only along the Gulf coast. Reports<br />
of A^. texana in southern Florida (Tabb and Manning, 1961) are attributed by<br />
Abele to A^. packardii. Williams (1965) listed this species from North Carolina,<br />
but Abele (1972a) states that the figures are of A^. sayi. Florida listings include<br />
Wass (1955), Dragovich and Kelly (1964), Abele (1970), Lyons et al. (1971),<br />
and Menzel (1971). Other listings (some as A', texana sayi (= A', sayi), but all<br />
are referred to A^. texana) include the northwestern Gulf (Fotheringham and<br />
Brunenmeister, 1975) and Texas (Simmons, 1957; Parker, 1959; Hoese, 1960;<br />
Breuer, 1962; Hoese and Jones, 1963; Keith and Hulings, 1965; Leary, 1967).<br />
McMahan (1967) described lan^ae reared in the laboratory. Landers (1954)<br />
noted predation by this species on clams. Ryan (1956) gave accounts of life<br />
history for A^. sayi, which should be very similar to that of N. texana.<br />
Panopeus H. Milne Edwards, 1834<br />
Panopeus americanus Saussure, 1857 Rev. Mag. ZooL, ser. 2, vol. 9: 502)<br />
Rathbun, 1930, p. 357, pi. 164, figs. 3-4, 6; Rathbun, 1933, p. 62.<br />
Range: Bahamas; Florida Keys; west coast of Florida; north coast of Cuba;<br />
Jamaica; Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Guadeloupe;<br />
Trinidad; Caribbean coast of Colombia; Rio Parahyba do Norte to Santa<br />
Catarina, Brazil.<br />
Depth: inter tidal to 22 m (to 12 fm).<br />
Habitat: under stones, on mud flats; on mangroves; sand, shell, and mud bottoms;<br />
grass flats; under sponges and bryozoans.<br />
Rem.arks: Listed from south Florida by Tabb and Manning (1961).<br />
Panopeus bermudensis Benedict & Rathbun, 1891 (Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 14:<br />
376)<br />
Rathbun, 1930, p. 360, text-fig. 56, pi. 165; Rathbun, 1933, p. 62; Garth, 1961,<br />
p. 149; Felder, ig73a, p. 69, pi. 9, fig. 20.<br />
Range: Bermuda; Bahamas; west coast of Florida; PTexas; north coast of<br />
Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Trinidad; Old Providence<br />
Island (Carib.); Colombia to Santa Catarina, Brazil; in Pacific—from<br />
Magdalena Bay, Mexico to Peru.<br />
Depth: low tide mark to 15 m (to 8 fm).<br />
Habitat: oyster beds; rocky tide pools; under rocks, sponges, bryozoans, debris,<br />
and among fouling organisms; from bays and near-marine waters; on mangrove<br />
roots; from sand bottoms.<br />
Remarks: Felder (1973a) listed this species from Texas on the basis of a tentative<br />
identification. Garth (1961) noted the variability of this species over its<br />
entire geographical range and pointed to the possibility of future segregation of<br />
this species into distinct Pacific and Atlantic forms.<br />
Panopeus harttii Smith, 1869 (Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 12: 280)<br />
Rathbun, 1930, p. 355, pi. 164, figs. 1-2, 5; Rathbun, 1933, p. 62.<br />
Range: Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas; Isla de Pinos, Cuba (Carib.); Puerto