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CRABS (BRACHYURA) OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

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108 Lawrence W. Powers<br />

Platypodia spectahilis (Herbst, 1794).<br />

Platypodia Bell, 1835<br />

This species was transferred to a new genus, Platypodiella, by Guinot (1967b).<br />

leaving this genus without a representative in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />

Platypodiella Guinot, 1967<br />

Platypodiella spectahilis (Herbst. 1794) (Natur. Krabben u. Krebse, vol. 2, p.<br />

153)<br />

As Platypodia spectabUis—Rathhun, 1930, p. 247, text-fig. 39, pi. 102, fig. 4;<br />

Ralhbun, 1933, p. 54, fig. 47.<br />

As Platypodiella spectabilis—Guinot, 1967b, p. 562; Felder, 1973a, p. 65, pi. 9,<br />

fig. 10.<br />

Range: Bermuda; Bahamas; Florida Keys; Texas; Veracruz, Mexico, Jamaica;<br />

Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Barbados; Curagao; Fernando<br />

de Noronha, Brazil.<br />

Depth: 4 to 13 m (2 to 7.5 fm).<br />

Habitat: coral reefs; under stones.<br />

Remarks: This species is illustrated by Forest & Guinot (1966, fig. 7). Listed<br />

from Brazil and described by Fausto Filho (1974). Guinot (1967b) transferred<br />

this species from Platypodia to the newly-erected genus.<br />

Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 1967<br />

Pseudoniedaeus agassizii (A. Milne Edwards, 1880) (Crust. Reg. Mex., p. 270)<br />

As Leptodius agassizii—Hay & Shore, 1918, p. 441, pi. 34, fig. 6; Rathbun, 1930,<br />

p. 307, pi. 141, figs. 4-5; Williams, 1965, p. 192, figs. 174,183H.<br />

As Pseudomedaeus agassizii—Guinot, 1968a, p. 726, fig. 25; Felder, 1973a, p. 67,<br />

pi. 9, fig. 11.<br />

Range: North Carolina; Florida Straits and Keys; Dry Tortugas; west and<br />

northwest coasts of Florida; Louisiana and Texas; Virgin Islands.<br />

Depth: 7 to 82 m (4 to 45 fm).<br />

Habitat: sand, shell, rock, and coral bottoms; from sponges.<br />

Remarks: Costlow and Bookhout (1968a) described larval development. Williams<br />

(1965) noted morphological variability over the range of this species and<br />

reported ovigerous females from April to November. Listed from Florida by<br />

Wass (1955) andAbele (1970). Abele (1970) commented on variation in anteriolateral<br />

teeth and tuberculation of the chelae.<br />

Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 1898<br />

Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841) (Rept. Invert. Massachusetts, p. 326)<br />

Hay & Shore, 1918, p. 441, pi. 35, fig. 5; Rathbun, 1930, p. 456, text-fig. 75, pi. 183,<br />

figs. 7-8; Williams, 1965, p. 187, figs. 169, 183C; Christiansen, 1969, p. 81, fig. 33,<br />

map 27; Felder, 1973a, p. 67, pi. 9, fig. 14.<br />

Range: New Brunswick to south Florida; west and northwest coasts of Florida;

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