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Crabs of the Gulf of Mexico 47<br />
Remarks: Rathbun (1925) reported an ovigerous female from off Cuba in<br />
May.<br />
Podochela gracilipes Stimpson, 1871 (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 2: 126)<br />
Hay & Shore, 1918, p. 454, pi. 37, fig. 6; Rathbun, 1925, p. 47, text-fig. 12, pi. 17;<br />
Williams, 1963, p. 243, figs. 220,2231.<br />
Range: North and South Carolina; Florida Keys and Straits; Drj^ Tortugas;<br />
west coast of Florida to off Alabama; north coast of Yucatan; Barbados; Colombia<br />
(Carib.); Guianas to Santa Catarina, Brazil.<br />
Depth: 6 to 220 m (3 to 120 fm).<br />
Habitat: sand, gravel, broken shell, rocky, and coral bottoms.<br />
Remarks: Ovigerous females are known from North Carolina in December<br />
(Williams, 1965) and from Florida in March (Rathbun, 1925. Listed from shallow<br />
waters in Brazil by Coelho and Ramos (1972).<br />
Podochela lamelligera (Stimpson, 1871) (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 2: 126)<br />
Rathbun, 1925, p. 52, pi. 20, figs. 1-2.<br />
Range: southeast Florida; off Key West, Florida; off northwest Florida.<br />
Depth: 38 to 110 m (21 to 60 fm).<br />
Habitat: sand, coral, and rocky substrates.<br />
Remarks: Rathbun (1925) reports an ovigerous female from off Cape Florida<br />
in March. Listed by Chace (1956) from the Gulf of Mexico collections of the<br />
R/V Oregon.<br />
Podochela macrodera Stimpson, 1860 (Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York 7: 196)<br />
Rathbun, 1925, p. 44, text-fig. 11, pi. 16; Rathbun, 1933, p. 8.<br />
Range: Bahamas; Florida Keys; west coast of Florida; off Caribbean coast of<br />
Yucatan; Cuba; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands; Guadalupe; Curasao, Netherlands<br />
Antilles; Brazil.<br />
Depth: shallow water to 53 m (to 29 fm), rare to 91 m (50 fm).<br />
Habitat: coral, sand, and gravel bottoms; from sponges; among rocks.<br />
Remarks: Rathbun (1925) listed ovigerous females from off Florida in February<br />
and from Cuba in June. Coelho (1971c) listed this crab from depths of<br />
20 to 53 m off Brazil.<br />
Podochela riisei Stimpson, 1860 (Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York 7: 196)<br />
Hay & Shore, 1918, p. 453, pi. 37, fig. 9; Rathbun, 1925, p. 33, text-fig. 9, pi. 11,<br />
figs. 1-2, pi. 208, fig. 2; Rathbun, 1933, p. 7, fig. 3; Chace, 1940, p. 56; Williams,<br />
1965, p. 241, figs. 218, 223G.<br />
Range: North Carolina; Bermuda; Bahamas; Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas;<br />
west and northwest coasts of Florida; Campeche, off Yucatan; Cuba; Jamaica;<br />
Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Rio de Janeiro and south of Pernambuco,<br />
Brazil.<br />
Depth: shallow water to 90 m (to 49 fm).<br />
Habitat: coral, sand, shell, rock, and gravel substrates; on alga beds, grasses<br />
on sand bottoms; among Sargassum (Wass, 1955).