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CRABS (BRACHYURA) OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

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Crabs of the Gulf of Mexico 35<br />

Williams, 1965, p. 159, fig. 141; Guinot, 1966, p. 748, figs. 3, 15, 17, 27, 31, 34, 35;<br />

Pequegnat, 1970, p. 178.<br />

Range: North Carolina (rare); Florida Kej^s and Dry Tortugas; south and<br />

west coasts of Florida; eastern portions of the Gulf of Mexico.<br />

Depth: 66 to 183 m (36 to 100 fm), but more common at the shallower end<br />

of its bathymetric range.<br />

Remarks: Listed from the Gulf of Mexico by Chace (1956) for the R/V<br />

Oreeon collections.<br />

Family LEUCOSIIDAE Samouelle, 1819<br />

Subfamily EBALIINAE Stimpson, 1871<br />

EftoZia Leach, 1817<br />

Ebalia cariosa (Stimpson, 1860) (Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York 7: 238)<br />

Rathbun, 1937, p. 125, pi. 35, figs. 6-7; Williams, 1965, p. 147, fig. 122.<br />

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

west and northwest coasts of Florida; Jamaica; northeastern South America to<br />

Sao Paulo, Brazil.<br />

Depth: low tide mark to 131 m (to 72 fm).<br />

Habitat: from coral, rock, sand, and broken shell substi-ates.<br />

Remarks: Florida listings include Wass (1955), Tabb & Manning (1961),<br />

Rouse (1970), Abele (1970), Lyons e^ «/. (1971), and Menzel (1971). Williams<br />

(1965) reports ovigerous females from North Carolina throughout the summer<br />

and he notes the death-feigning behavior of this crab when it is captured. The<br />

crab resembles pebbles and shell pieces with which it is associated. Listed from<br />

Brazil by Coelho and Ramos (1972).<br />

Ebalia stimpsoni A. Milne Edwards, 1880 (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 8: 22)<br />

Rathbun, 1933, p. 100, fig. 96; Rathbun, 1937, p. 124, text-fig. 33, pi. 35, figs. 1-3,<br />

pi. 37, figs. 1-3; Williams, McCloskey & Gray, 1968, p. 46.<br />

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

coast of Florida; Puerto Rico; Barbados; Maranhao to Bahia, Brazil.<br />

Depth: 7 to 183 m (4to 100fm).<br />

Habitat: sand, shell, and coral bottoms.<br />

Remarks: Listed from Florida by Hulings (1961) and Abele (1970). Williams,<br />

McCloskey and Gray (1968) reported an ovigerous female from off North Carolina<br />

in May. Listed from Brazil by Rodrigues da Costa (1968a) and by Coelho<br />

and Ramos (1972).<br />

Lilhadia Bell, 1855<br />

Lithadia cadaverosa Stimpson, 1871 (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 2: 159)<br />

Rathbun, 1937, p. 137, pi. 38, figs. 3-6.<br />

Range: Bahamas; northwest coast of Florida and northeast portion of Gulf.

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