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150 Lawrence W. Powers<br />
Ucides Rathbun, 1897<br />
Vcides cordalus (Linnaeus, 1763) (Amoen. Acad., vol. 6, p. 414)<br />
Common Names: Pagurus; Kaburi<br />
Rathbun, 1918, p. 347, text-fig. 158, pis. 110-113, pi. 159, figs. 3-4; Rathbun, 1933,<br />
p. 95, fig. 90; Bott, 1955, p. 66; Bright, 1966, p. 191; Chace & Hobbs, 1969, p. 219,<br />
figs. 75-76; Tiirkay, 1970, p. 351, fig. lOa-d; Bright & Hogue, 1972, p. 14.<br />
Range: Bahamas; southeast Florida; northeast Mexico to Panama; north and<br />
south coasts of Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, Virgin<br />
Islands to Grenada; Colombia to Santa Catarina, Brazil.<br />
Habitat: swampy ground, among mangrove roots; in areas of standing brackish<br />
water; on mud flats, among Uca and Cardlsoma burrows.<br />
Remarks: Chace and Hobbs (1969) transferred this genus to the Ocypodidae<br />
from the Gecarcinidae and Tiirkay (1970) accepted this transfer. Although the<br />
genus did not fit conveniently into any of the existing subfamilies, Chace and<br />
Hobbs (1969) felt that it was more closely allied with the Ocypodinae than with<br />
others. Turkay (1970) placed the Pacific species, U. occidentalism under U.<br />
cordatus as a subspecies. Manning and Provenzano (1961) comment on Ucides<br />
in Florida. Ecological and behavioral notes were provide by Chace and Hobbs<br />
(1969) and Bright and Hogue (1972). Warner (1969) discussed the ecology of<br />
this crab in Jamaica and de Oliviera (1946) studied its biology in Brazil. Listed<br />
from Brazil by Coelho and Ramos (1972). De Souza and Caland (1968) reported<br />
on bacterial infections in this species. Ogawa et al. (1973a, 1973b)<br />
described commercial processing of this crab for food in Brazil. Alves (1975)<br />
studied reproductive biology of Brazilian populations.<br />
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