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Crabs of the Gulf of Mexico 67<br />
Rochinia umhonala (Stimpson, 1871) (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 2: 115)<br />
Rathbun, 1925, p. 222, text-fig. 85, pi. 72, pi. 73, fig. 1; Chace, 1940, p. 63;<br />
Williams, McCloskey & Gray, 1968, fig. 16; Pequegnat, 1970, p. 183.<br />
Range: North Carolina to south Florida; Florida Straits, off Key West; off<br />
Mississippi; St. Vincent, Windward Islands.<br />
Depth: 161 to 900 m {88 to 492 fm).<br />
Habitat: sand, gravel, coral, shell, and foraminiferan substrates.<br />
Remarks: Listed by Chace (1956) from the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Family PAR<strong>THE</strong>NOPIDAE Macleay, 1838<br />
Subfamily PAR<strong>THE</strong>NOPINAE Macleay, 1838<br />
Cryptopodia H. Milne Edwards, 1834<br />
Crypiopodia concava Stimpson, 1871 (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 2: 137)<br />
Rathbun, 1925, p. 553, text-fig. 151, pi. 202, figs. 3-4, pi, 282, figs. 6-11; Rathbun,<br />
1933, p. 42, fig. 37; Williams, McCloskey & Gray, 1968, p. 64.<br />
Range: off North Carolina; Bahamas; Florida Ke5^s and Dry Tortugas; west<br />
coast of Florida; St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Ceara to Bahia, Brazil.<br />
Depth: 7 to 62 m (4 to 34 fm).<br />
Habitat: mud, sand, shell, and coral bottoms.<br />
Remarks: Listed from Brazil by Coelho and Ramos (1972).<br />
Heterocrypta Stimpsou, 1871<br />
Heterocrypta granulata (Gibbes, 1850) (Proc. Amer. Assoc. Adv. Sci. 3: 173)<br />
Common Name: Pentagon Crab<br />
Hay & Shore, 1918, p. 464, pi. 39, fig. 9; Rathbun, 1925, p. 555, text-fig. 152, pi. 203,<br />
figs. 1-2, pi. 282, figs. 1-3; Rathbun, 1933, p. 43, fig. 38; Williams, 1965, p. 270,<br />
figs. 251, 252E; Felder, 1973a, p. 45, pi. 6, fig. 6.<br />
Range: Massachusetts to Georgia; Florida Keys and Straits; west coast of<br />
Florida to south Texas; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Ceara<br />
to Bahia, Brazil.<br />
Depth: 4tol37m(2to75fm).<br />
Habitat: mud, sand, gravel, shell, rock, and coral bottoms; this crab is difficult<br />
to detect on pebble and shell substrates, where its form and coloration provide<br />
excellent camouflage.<br />
Remarks: Williams (1965) reports ovigerous females throughout the summer<br />
off North Carolina. Regional lists include Florida (Wass, 1955; Tabb and Manning,<br />
1961; Dragovich and Kelly, 1964; Rouse, 1970; Menzel, 1971), Louisiana<br />
(Behre, 1950) and Texas (Hedgpeth, 1953; Parker, 1959; Leary, 1967). Listed<br />
from Brazil by Coelho and Ramos (1972).