CRABS (BRACHYURA) OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

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118 'Lawrence W. Powers As CymopoUa affinis—TKathhuTi, 1918, p. 196, text-fig. 121, pi. 46, pi. 47, fig. 3; Rathbun, 1933, p. 85. Range: southeast and west coasts of Florida; Dry Tortugas; Virgin Islands; Barbados; Guianas to Espirito Santo, Brazil. Depth: 33to214m (18toll7fm). Habitat: sand, shell, and coral substrates. Remarks: Listed from Brazil by Rodrigues da Costa (1968a), Coelho (1971c), and Coelho and Ramos (1972). Palicus alternaliis Rathbun, 1897 (Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 11: 95) As CymopoUa nflernaln—Ratlibun, 1918, p. 188, text-fig. 117, pis. 42-43. As Palicus alternatus—Williams, 1965, p. 215, fig. 200. Range: North Carolina; Florida Keys; west and northwest coasts of Florida. Depth: 7 to 110 m (4 to 60 fm). Habitat: sand, gravel, broken shell, coral, and sand-mud bottoms. Remarks: Ovigerous females are known from Florida during January to August and from North Carolina in October (Williams, 1965). Palicus cursor (A. Milne Edwards, 1880) (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 8: 29) As CymopoUa cursor—Rathbun, 1918, p. 215, text-figs. 130-131, pi. 52, figs. 1-2; Chace, 1940, p. 50. Range: North Carolina; Florida Keys; northwest coast of Florida; north coast of Cuba; St. Christopher; Dominica; Barbados. Depth: 206to530m( 107to290fm). Habitat: sand ooze, sand-mud, sand, and broken shell bottoms. Remarks: Rathbun (1918) reported ovigerous females from North Carolina in October, from Florida in March, and from the Antilles in January-February. Palicus denlalus (A. Milne Edwards, 1880) (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 8: 28) As CymopoUa dentata—Rathbun, 1918, p. 202, text-fig. 124. As PaUcus denlalus—Pequegnat, 1970, p. 197. Range: Florida Keys; west coast of Florida; off Alabama; off Barbados. Depth: 27 to 139 m (15 to 76 fm). Habitat: coral and broken shell bottoms. Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897 (Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 11: 96) As CymopoUa faxoni—'Rathhuit, 1918, p. 194, text-fig. 120, pi. 45,2-3. As PaUcus /a-voni—Williams, 1965, p. 216, fig. 201. Range: North Carolina; east coast of Florida; northeast of Yucatan (Gulf); ? off Cape Frio, Brazil. Depth: 59 to 93 m (32 to 51 fm). Habitat: sand substrates. Palicus gracilipes (A. Milne Edwards, 1880) (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 8: 29) As CymopoUa graciUpes—Ratlibun, 1918, p. 221, text-fig. 133, pi. 52, figs. 3-4; Chace, 1940, p. 51. Range: Bahamas; north of Yucatan; north coast of Cuba.
Depth: 112 to 545 m (61 to 298 fm). Habitat: sand and shell bottoms. Palicus gracilis (Smith, 1883) (Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 6: 20) Crabs of the Gulf of Mexico 119 As Cvmopolia gracitfs—Rathbun, 1918, p. 218, text-fig. 132, pi. 50, pi. 51, fig. 1; Chace, 1940, p. 50. As Palicus gracilis—Pequegnat, 1970, p. 195, fig. 6-11. Range: off Massachusetts; east coast of Florida; northwest Florida; Louisiana to central east coast of Mexico; north coast of Cuba; Curasao. Depth: 183 to 686m (100 to 375 fm). Habitat: fine sand and mud substrates. Remarks: Chace (1956) reported this species in the Gulf of Mexico and Pequegnat (1970) reported ovigerous females from the same area in August and November. He further noted that this crab may be able to swim, but is probably not pelagic. Palicus obesus (A. Milne Edwards, 1880) (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 8: 27) As Cymopolia obesa—Ralhbun, 1918, p. 205, text-fig. 125, pi. 49. As Palicus obesus—Pequegnat, 1970, p. 197. Range: off northwest Florida and Mississippi; Campeche, Mexico. Depth: 24 to 220 m (13 to 120 fm). Remarks: Collected by the R/V Oregon from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico (Chace, 1956). Palicus sica (A. Milne Edwards, 1880) (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 8: 29) As Cymopolia sico—Rathbuii, 1918, p. 208, text-fig. 127, pi. 40, figs. 3-4; Rathbun, 1933, p. 85, fig. 78; Chace, 1940, p. 49. As Palicus sicus—Milne Edwards & Bouvier, 1902, p. 56, pi. 10, figs. 7-11, pi. 11, fig. 9; Pequegnat, 1970, p. 198. Range: Florida Keys and Straits; west coast of Florida; north coast of Cuba; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands; Barbados; Grenada. Depth: 27 to 348 m (15 to 190 fm). Habitat: sand, mud, shell, and coral bottoms. Remarks: Pequegnat (1970) reported ovigerous females from the Gulf of Mexico in mid-July. Rathbun (1918) described the colors of freshly-preserved specimens. Chace (pers. comm.) notes that the specific name sica is used as a noun in opposition (L. = curved dagger) and thus should not be changed due to the transfer of the species to the masculine genus Palicus. Family PINNO<strong>THE</strong>RIDAE de Haan, 1833 Subfamily PINNO<strong>THE</strong>RINAE de Haan, 1833 Dissodactylus Smith, 1870 Dissodactylus alcocki Rathbun, 1918 (Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. 97: 124) Rathbun, 1918, p. 124, text-figs. 70-71, pi. 28, figs. 3-4; Schmitt, McCain & Davidson, 1973, p. 16.
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I Crabs SECTION DROMIACEA de Haan,
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Family Dromiidae Prosopidae Homolid
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